Quaking Houses is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Quaking Houses postcode: DH9 7EY

Retail in Quaking Houses

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

Waterfalls to visit near Quaking Houses include Summerhill Force.

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

Hardwick Country Park is one of Quaking Houses's best, nearby country parks to visit in Quaking Houses.

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

Quaking Houses History

There are some historic monuments around Quaking Houses:

• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall
• Castle Steads camp
• Collierley Chapel
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• Remains of Roman aqueduct
• Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Aldin Grange (or Bearpark) Bridge
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Grange and Chapel, Bear Park
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium)
• Friarside Chapel
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• Old Hall