Heighington is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Heighington

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

There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Heighington like Summerhill Force.

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

Don't miss Hardwick Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Heighington.

Airports to visit near Heighington include Teesside International Airport.

Heighington History

There are some historic monuments around Heighington:

• Piercebridge Roman fort
• Round barrow 190m south east of Cliffe Hall
• Ketton Bridge
• Smotherlaw round barrow
• Legs Cross
• Remains of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
• Manfield shrunken medieval village and associated field system
• Packhorse bridge across Aldbrough Beck, immediately south west of High Green
• Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
• Deserted medieval village at Walworth
• Roman bridge at Piercebridge
• Deer shelter in Auckland Castle deer park
• Skerne Railway bridge, 320m south east of Darlington Railway Museum
• Deserted medieval village of Ulnaby
• Archdeacon Newton moated site, deserted manorial settlement and section of rig and furrow
• Round barrow 340m east of Cliffe Hall known as Betty Watson's Hill
• Piercebridge Bridge
• Small multivallate hillfort and tower mill on Shackleton Beacon Hill
• Newton Cap Bridge
• Coatham Mundeville medieval village, fishpond and areas of rig and furrow
• Deserted village
• Binchester Roman fort (Vinovia)
• Coniscliffe Road waterworks