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.

Tanfield is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

Tanfield has some unmissable towns nearby like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

There are a number of country parks near to Tanfield 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:

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