Urpeth is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Urpeth

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

Urpeth is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

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

Country Parks to visit near Urpeth include Hardwick Country Park.

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

Urpeth History

There are some historic monuments around Urpeth:

• Grange and Chapel, Bear Park
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section from Denton Road to Denton Dene
• Chester New Bridge
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• Bowes Railway
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall under the forecourt of the Fosse public house
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Wardley moated site
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section of Hadrian's Wall, Denton Turret and Hadrian's Wall at West Denton
• Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall
• Finchale Priory Benedictine cell: hermitage, monastic precinct and site of priory watermill
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in garden of West Road Methodist Chapel
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower
• Concangium Roman fort
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 8 from Denton to Blucher
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
• Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Old Hall
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Plummer Tower and a 17th century bastion
• Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 1, three sections between Stotts Road and Vauxhall Road
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• The Friars, remains of Dominican friary
• Old Tyne Bridge (land arches)
• Harbour House Chapel
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Newcastle Swing Bridge
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• Coal mining remains in Mallygill Wood
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of vallum 75m long at Denton Dene
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall near the junction of Fossway and Shields Road
• Hadrian's Wall vallum in wall mile 6, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in grounds of St Cuthbert's School
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Colliery engine house at Washington F Pit, Albany
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey