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.

The area around Townfield's best waterfalls can be found at Summerhill Force.

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

Hardwick Country Park is a great place to visit close to Townfield if you like country parks.

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

Townfield History

There are some historic monuments around Townfield:

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