Staindrop is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Staindrop

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

The area close to Staindrop boasts some of the best waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

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

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

There are a several good airports in the area around Staindrop like Teesside International Airport.

Staindrop History

There are some historic monuments around Staindrop:

• Packhorse bridge
• Two moated sites, the site of a dovecote and further associated features 120m north west and 180m north of The Old Hall
• Unenclosed settlement, 260m south east of Cowclose House, Barnigham Moor
• Enclosures and industrial workings on Cockfield Fell
• Penny Hill camp
• Medieval settlement remains immediately south east of Hutton Hall
• Whorlton suspension bridge
• Egglestone Abbey Premonstratensian monastery: inner precinct, monastic enclosures and post-medieval house
• Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman road
• Remains of St Michael's Church, 50m north west of Dairy Bridge, Rokeby Park
• Barforth Bridge
• Carved rock and Romano-British settlement known as Greystone, 250m south of Moorcock Farm, Barningham Moor
• Carved rock 380m ENE of Bragg House, Barningham Moor
• Cairn, 545m ESE of Bragg House, Barningham Moor
• Cairnfield and associated remains, 250m south east of Bragg House, Barningham Moor
• Medieval church site and churchyard cross, 10m south and 40m south east of St Michael's Church
• Stanwick Late Iron Age oppidum, Iron Age and medieval settlement, early Christian church and sculpture and post-medieval emparkment
• Greta Bridge
• St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote
• Thorsgill Beck packhorse bridge