South Hetton is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in South Hetton

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

Summerhill Force is a great place to visit close to South Hetton if you like waterfalls.

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

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

Places near South Hetton feature a number of interesting airports including Teesside International Airport.

South Hetton History

There are some historic monuments around South Hetton:

• Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm
• Dalden Tower: a medieval fortified manor house and related earthworks
• Round barrow on Hasting Hill, 230m west of Hasting Hill Farm
• High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell
• Yoden medieval settlement
• Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
• Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
• Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm
• Deserted medieval village, moated site, and early medieval timber building at Castle Eden, 200m south of The Castle
• Deserted medieval village and field system at Garmondsway
• Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill
• Ludworth Tower
• Coxhoe medieval settlement, 170m south west of East House Farm
• Prior's Hall, Hallgarth
• Ryhope pumping engines
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
• Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring