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.

Waterfalls to visit near Gainford include Summerhill Force.

There are a several good towns in the Gainford area like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Places near Gainford feature a number of interesting country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

Teesside International Airport is a great place to visit close to Gainford if you like airports.

Gainford History

There are some historic monuments around Gainford:

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