Townfield is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Townfield postcode: DH8 9UP

Retail in Townfield

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

Townfield is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale are some of Townfield best towns to visit near Townfield.

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

Airports to visit near Townfield include Teesside International Airport.

Townfield History

There are some historic monuments around Townfield:

• Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore works
• Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields
• Cairnfield 730m south east of Burntshield Haugh
• Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works
• Westgate Castle
• Blanchland Premonstratensian Abbey
• Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church
• Cambokeels medieval site
• Lead mining remains at Ramshaw
• Stanhope Bridge
• Enclosure NW of Old Park House
• Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
• Feldon Smelt Mill
• Edmundbyers Cross, Muggleswick Common, 1460m west of Heather Lea
• Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool
• Prehistoric hut circle settlement, farmstead and field system, 425m east of Burntshield Haugh
• Camp at High Northgate
• Hut circle settlement and field system, Romano-British settlement, hush and lead ore works, 750m north east of Burntshield Haugh
• Cairnfield on Crawley Edge, 500m north west of Hill Crest
• Market cross, 35m and 50m south of St Thomas' Church
• Shildon Cornish engine house