Gainford is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Gainford

There are great places to visit near Gainford including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

Gainford is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

Gainford has some unmissable towns nearby like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Gainford like Hardwick Country Park.

There are a number of airports near to Gainford including Teesside International Airport.

Gainford History

There are some historic monuments around Gainford:

• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 370m ENE of Shooters Well
• Round barrow 340m east of Cliffe Hall known as Betty Watson's Hill
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 360m ENE of Shooters Well
• Round barrow 190m south east of Cliffe Hall
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 490m ENE of Shooters Well
• Cup marked stone 490m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Ring cairn on Gayles Plantation, 390m ENE of Shooters Well
• Cup marked stone 505m south east of Jenny's Plantation
• Smotherlaw round barrow
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary in Low Wood, Langdale
• Five Hills round barrow
• Legs Cross
• Remains of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
• Whorlton suspension bridge
• Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Cup and ring marked stone 435m south of Jenny's Plantation
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary east of Langdale Rush
• Cup marked stone 495m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Packhorse bridge across Aldbrough Beck, immediately south west of High Green
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary north of Kirklands Farm
• Cup and ring marked stone on Gayles Plantation 410m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Cup and ring marked stone 465m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Deserted medieval village of Ulnaby
• Cup marked stone 370m NNW of north corner of Folly Plantation
• Cup marked stone 620m south of Jenny's Plantation
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary south of Kirklands Farm
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House
• Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm
• Ring cairn on Gayles Moor
• Packhorse bridge
• Cup and ring marked stone 350m north west of north corner of Folly Plantation
• Castle Steads slight univallate hillfort and associated outwork
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 360m east of Shooters Well
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary, 650m ENE of Park House
• Stanwick Late Iron Age oppidum, Iron Age and medieval settlement, early Christian church and sculpture and post-medieval emparkment
• Two moated sites, the site of a dovecote and further associated features 120m north west and 180m north of The Old Hall
• Cup and ring marked stone 415m NNW of Folly Plantation
• Ravensworth motte and bailey castle, water defence features, park pale and shrunken medieval village
• Small multivallate hillfort and tower mill on Shackleton Beacon Hill
• Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
• Cup marked stone 495m south east of Jenny's Plantation
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 235m south of Stanwick Hall Reservoir
• Cup marked stone 525m SSW of Jenny's Plantation
• Piercebridge Bridge
• Deserted medieval village at Walworth
• Cup marked stone 565m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE of Shooters Well
• Cup marked stone 18m south of Stone Man Plantation
• Manfield shrunken medieval village and associated field system
• Cup and ring marked stone 440m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary north west of High Merrybent
• St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote
• Medieval cross at Barton
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 250m north of Langdale
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 365m east of Shooters Well
• Piercebridge Roman fort
• Roman bridge at Piercebridge
• Enclosures and industrial workings on Cockfield Fell
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 440m ENE of Shooters Well
• Cup and ring marked stone 530m NNW of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Medieval settlement remains immediately south east of Hutton Hall
• Barforth Bridge
• Cup and ring marked stone 650m SSE of Jenny's Plantation
• Cup and ring marked stone 520m north east of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Cup and ring marked stone 585m SSW of Jenny's Plantation