Murton is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Murton

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

The area around Murton's best waterfalls can be found at Summerhill Force.

Towns to visit near Murton include Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The area close to Murton boasts some of the best country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

Places near Murton feature a number of interesting airports including Teesside International Airport.

Murton History

There are some historic monuments around Murton:

• Ryhope pumping engines
• Dalden Tower: a medieval fortified manor house and related earthworks
• Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon monastery and medieval priory
• Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring
• Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm
• Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill
• Ludworth Tower
• Deserted medieval village, moated site, and early medieval timber building at Castle Eden, 200m south of The Castle
• Yoden medieval settlement
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
• Coxhoe medieval settlement, 170m south west of East House Farm
• Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
• Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm
• High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell
• Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
• Round barrow on Hasting Hill, 230m west of Hasting Hill Farm