Tanfield is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Tanfield postcode: DH9 9PX

Retail in Tanfield

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

Places near Tanfield feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

Towns to visit near Tanfield include Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Places near Tanfield feature a number of interesting country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

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

Tanfield History

There are some historic monuments around Tanfield:

• Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
• Collierley Chapel
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of South Farm, Houghton
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• Hadrian's Wall vallum in wall mile 6, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in grounds of St Cuthbert's School
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of vallum 75m long at Denton Dene
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton
• Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium)
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Remains of Roman aqueduct
• The Friars, remains of Dominican friary
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Friarside Chapel
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section of Hadrian's Wall, Denton Turret and Hadrian's Wall at West Denton
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section from Denton Road to Denton Dene
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in garden of West Road Methodist Chapel
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• Old Hall
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 8 from Denton to Blucher
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower