Shildon is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Shildon

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

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

Shildon has some unmissable towns nearby like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

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

The area close to Shildon boasts some of the best airports including Teesside International Airport.

Shildon History

There are some historic monuments around Shildon:

• St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote
• Legs Cross
• Binchester Roman fort (Vinovia)
• Smotherlaw round barrow
• Remains of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
• Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
• Small multivallate hillfort and tower mill on Shackleton Beacon Hill
• Newton Cap Bridge
• Deserted medieval village of Ulnaby
• Piercebridge Roman fort
• Deserted medieval village at Walworth
• Deer shelter in Auckland Castle deer park
• Packhorse bridge
• Archdeacon Newton moated site, deserted manorial settlement and section of rig and furrow
• Sunderland Bridge, near Croxdale
• Coatham Mundeville medieval village, fishpond and areas of rig and furrow
• Piercebridge Bridge