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.

There are a number of waterfalls near to Murton including Summerhill Force.

Murton's best nearby towns can be found at Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The area around Murton's best country parks can be found at Hardwick Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the area around Murton like Teesside International Airport.

Murton History

There are some historic monuments around Murton:

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