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.

There are a number of waterfalls near to South Hetton including Summerhill Force.

South Hetton's best nearby towns can be found at Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Hardwick Country Park is one of South Hetton's best, nearby country parks to visit in South Hetton.

Teesside International Airport is a great place to visit close to South Hetton if you like airports.

South Hetton History

There are some historic monuments around South Hetton:

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