Ornsby Hill is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Ornsby Hill

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

Ornsby Hill is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

The area around Ornsby Hill boasts some of the best towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Ornsby Hill like Hardwick Country Park.

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

Ornsby Hill History

There are some historic monuments around Ornsby Hill:

• Castle Steads camp
• Collierley Chapel
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Friarside Chapel
• Remains of Roman aqueduct
• Old Hall
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Coke ovens at Inkerman Farm
• Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium)
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm