Pittington is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Pittington

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

The area close to Pittington boasts some of the best waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

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

Hardwick Country Park is a great place to visit close to Pittington if you like country parks.

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

Pittington History

There are some historic monuments around Pittington:

• Chapel of St Mary Magdalene
• Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm
• The Water Gate
• Sherburnhouse Bridge
• Concangium Roman fort
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• Deserted medieval village and field system at Garmondsway
• Croxdale medieval chapel and churchyard cross base
• Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
• Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill
• Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
• Coxhoe medieval settlement, 170m south west of East House Farm
• Maiden Castle promontory fort
• Kepier Hospital
• Prior's Hall, Hallgarth
• Elvet Bridge
• Sunderland Bridge, near Croxdale
• Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm
• Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring
• High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell
• Framwellgate Bridge
• Coal mining remains in Mallygill Wood
• Chester New Bridge
• Moated site at Low Butterby Farm
• Round barrow on Hasting Hill, 230m west of Hasting Hill Farm
• Harbour House Chapel
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
• Prebend's Bridge
• Finchale Priory Benedictine cell: hermitage, monastic precinct and site of priory watermill
• Ludworth Tower
• Maiden's Bower round cairn