Rainton Gate is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Rainton Gate

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

There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Rainton Gate like Summerhill Force.

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

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

The area around Rainton Gate's best airports can be found at Teesside International Airport.

Rainton Gate History

There are some historic monuments around Rainton Gate:

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