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.

Summerhill Force is a great place to visit close to Townfield if you like waterfalls.

Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale are great places to visit near Townfield if you like towns.

There are a number of country parks near to Townfield including Hardwick Country Park.

The area around Townfield's best airports can be found at Teesside International Airport.

Townfield History

There are some historic monuments around Townfield:

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