High Urpeth is a Village in the county of County Durham.

High Urpeth postcode: DH9 0SD

Retail in High Urpeth

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

Places near High Urpeth feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

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

Hardwick Country Park is one of High Urpeth's best, nearby country parks to visit in High Urpeth.

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

High Urpeth History

There are some historic monuments around High Urpeth:

• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• The Friars, remains of Dominican friary
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Harbour House Chapel
• Old Hall
• Concangium Roman fort
• Grange and Chapel, Bear Park
• Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West
• Chester New Bridge
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Kepier Hospital
• Hadrian's Wall vallum in wall mile 6, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in grounds of St Cuthbert's School
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall under the forecourt of the Fosse public house
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch
• Bowes Railway
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall near the junction of Fossway and Shields Road
• Finchale Priory Benedictine cell: hermitage, monastic precinct and site of priory watermill
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Plummer Tower and a 17th century bastion
• Old Tyne Bridge (land arches)
• Newcastle Swing Bridge
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house