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.

Pittington is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

Don't miss Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale's towns if visiting the area around Pittington.

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

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

Pittington History

There are some historic monuments around Pittington:

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