Shotton Colliery is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Shotton Colliery postcode: DH6 2RF

Retail in Shotton Colliery

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

Summerhill Force is one of Shotton Colliery's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Shotton Colliery.

The area around Shotton Colliery boasts some of the best towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The area close to Shotton Colliery boasts some of the best country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

The area around Shotton Colliery's best airports can be found at Teesside International Airport.

Shotton Colliery History

There are some historic monuments around Shotton Colliery:

• Dalden Tower: a medieval fortified manor house and related earthworks
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
• Fishpond, enclosures and section of field system 165m north west of Elwick Hall
• Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring
• Yoden medieval settlement
• Sheraton medieval settlement and open field system
• Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
• High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell
• Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm
• Deserted medieval village and field system at Garmondsway
• Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
• Ludworth Tower
• Deserted medieval village, moated site, and early medieval timber building at Castle Eden, 200m south of The Castle