Rookhope is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Rookhope postcode: DL13 2AU

Retail in Rookhope

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

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

There are a several good towns in the Rookhope area like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Places near Rookhope feature a number of interesting country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

Teesside International Airport is one of Rookhope's best, nearby airports to visit in Rookhope.

Rookhope History

There are some historic monuments around Rookhope:

• Cambokeels medieval site
• Shildon Cornish engine house
• Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church
• Feldon Smelt Mill
• Market cross, 35m and 50m south of St Thomas' Church
• Blanchland Premonstratensian Abbey
• Hut circle settlement and field system, Romano-British settlement, hush and lead ore works, 750m north east of Burntshield Haugh
• Camp at High Northgate
• Lead mining remains at Ramshaw
• Pike Law lead hushes and mines
• Middle Greenlaws Level lead mine and ore works
• Cairnfield 730m south east of Burntshield Haugh
• Westgate Castle
• Stanhope Bridge
• Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works
• Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
• Prehistoric hut circle settlement, farmstead and field system, 425m east of Burntshield Haugh
• Enclosure NW of Old Park House
• Cairnfield on Crawley Edge, 500m north west of Hill Crest
• Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool
• Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore works
• Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields