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.

Waterfalls to visit near Rookhope include Summerhill Force.

Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale are some of Rookhope best towns to visit near Rookhope.

Rookhope is near some unmissable country parks like Hardwick Country Park,

Airports to visit near Rookhope include Teesside International Airport.

Rookhope History

There are some historic monuments around Rookhope:

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