Piercebridge is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Piercebridge

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

Summerhill Force is one of Piercebridge's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Piercebridge.

The area around Piercebridge features a number of interesting towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

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

There are a number of airports near to Piercebridge including Teesside International Airport.

Piercebridge History

There are some historic monuments around Piercebridge:

• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary north of Kirklands Farm
• Piercebridge Roman fort
• Archdeacon Newton moated site, deserted manorial settlement and section of rig and furrow
• St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote
• Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
• Stanwick Late Iron Age oppidum, Iron Age and medieval settlement, early Christian church and sculpture and post-medieval emparkment
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 235m south of Stanwick Hall Reservoir
• Small multivallate hillfort and tower mill on Shackleton Beacon Hill
• Medieval cross at Barton
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary east of Langdale Rush
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary south of Kirklands Farm
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary in Low Wood, Langdale
• Legs Cross
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House
• Packhorse bridge across Aldbrough Beck, immediately south west of High Green
• Roman bridge at Piercebridge
• Piercebridge Bridge
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary, 650m ENE of Park House
• Copper mine and medieval ridge and furrow north, north west and east of St Michael and All Angels Church
• Round barrow 340m east of Cliffe Hall known as Betty Watson's Hill
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 250m north of Langdale
• Coniscliffe Road waterworks
• Round barrow 190m south east of Cliffe Hall
• Two moated sites, the site of a dovecote and further associated features 120m north west and 180m north of The Old Hall
• Barforth Bridge
• Deserted medieval village at Walworth
• Remains of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
• Five Hills round barrow
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary north west of High Merrybent
• Manfield shrunken medieval village and associated field system
• Smotherlaw round barrow
• Deserted medieval village of Ulnaby
• Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm
• Packhorse bridge