West Rainton
West Rainton is a Village in the county of County Durham.
West Rainton postcode: DH4 6PF
There are great places to visit near West Rainton including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.
The area around West Rainton's best waterfalls can be found at Summerhill Force.
The area around West Rainton features a number of interesting towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.
The area close to West Rainton boasts some of the best country parks including Hardwick Country Park.
There are a number of airports near to West Rainton including Teesside International Airport.
West Rainton History
There are some historic monuments around West Rainton:
- Prior's Hall, Hallgarth
- Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm
- Coal mining remains in Mallygill Wood
- Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring
- Round barrow on Hasting Hill, 230m west of Hasting Hill Farm
- Ludworth Tower
- Sunderland Bridge, near Croxdale
- Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
- Framwellgate Bridge
- Kepier Hospital
- Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
- Moated site at Low Butterby Farm
- Concangium Roman fort
- Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
- Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
- Colliery engine house at Washington F Pit, Albany
- Neville's Cross
- Maiden's Bower round cairn
- Chapel of St Mary Magdalene
- Chester New Bridge
- The Water Gate
- Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm
- Prebend's Bridge
- Harbour House Chapel
- High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell
- Croxdale medieval chapel and churchyard cross base
- Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill
- Bowes Railway
- Sherburnhouse Bridge
- Coxhoe medieval settlement, 170m south west of East House Farm
- Maiden Castle promontory fort
- Finchale Priory Benedictine cell: hermitage, monastic precinct and site of priory watermill
- Elvet Bridge
Places to see near West Rainton
Lakes near West Rainton
Rivers near West Rainton
- Croxdale Beck from Source to Wear
- Old Durham Beck from Source to Pittington Beck
- Twizell Burn from Source to Cong Burn
- Valley Burn from Source to Wear
- Blackdene Burn to confluence with Wear
- Pittington Beck from Coalford to Old Durham Beck
- Brancepeth Beck from Source to Wear
- South Burn to confluence with Wear
- Hendon Coastal Area
- Cong Burn from Source to Twizell Burn
- Old Durham Beck from Chapman Beck to Wear
- Cong Burn from Twizell Burn to Wear
- Lumley Park Burn from Source to Herrington Burn
- Wear DS of Lumley Park Burn to Tidal Limit
- Lumley Park Burn from Herrington Burn to R Wear
- Wear from Gaunless to Browney
- Wear from Croxdale Beck to Lumley Park Burn
- Herrington Burn from Source to Lumley Park Burn
- Deerness from Source to Hedleyhope Burn
- Browney from Source to Pan Burn
- Smallhope Burn from Source to Browney, Stocke
- Deerness from Hedleyhope Burn to Browney
- Browney from Pan Burn to Smallhope Burn
- Browney from Deerness confl to Wear
- Pan Burn Catchment (Trib of River Browney)
- Hedleyhope Burn from Source to Deerness
- Browney from Smallhope Burn Deerness confl
- Westernhope Burn from Source to Wear
- Ireshope Burn
- Wear from Middlehope Burn to Houselop Beck
- Swinhope Burn from Source to Wear
- Kilhope Burn from Source to Wear
- Burnhope Burn from Source to Wear
- Wear from Wearhead to Middlehope Burn, Iresho
- Stanhope Burn from Source to Wear
- Waskerley Beck from Source to Wear
- Middlehope Burn from Source to Wear
- Rookhope Burn from Source to Wear
- Bollihope Burn from Source to Wear
- Crimdon Beck from Source to Sea
- Hawthorn Burn from Source to North Sea
- Dalton Beck to North Sea
- Castle Eden Burn from Source to North Sea
- Castle Eden Burn from Source to North Sea
- Gaunless from Source to Hummer Beck
- Hummer Beck from Source to Gaunless
- Gaunless from Hummer Beck to Wear
- Wear from Beechburn Beck to Gaunless
- Wear from Houselop Beck to Beechburn Beck
- Bedburn Beck from Source to Euden Beck
- Houselop Beck from Source to Wear
- Beechburn Beck (Trib of Wear)
- Euden Beck Catchment (Trib of Bedburn Beck)
- South Grain Beck from Source to Bedburn Beck
- Linburn Beck from Source to Wear
- Harthorpe Beck (Trib of Bedburn Beck)
- Bedburn Beck from Euden Beck to Wear
- Horsleyhope Burn Catchment (Trib of Derwent)
- Nookton Burn from Source to River Derwent
- Pont Burn Catchment (trib of Derwent)
- Derwent from Nookton Burn to Burnhope Burn
- Derwent from Source to Nookton Burn
- Derwent from Burnhope Burn to River Tyne
- Burnhope Burn from Source to River Derwent
- Don from Source to Tidal Limit
- New Burn (Trib of Tyne)
- Blaydon Burn
- Ouse Burn from Source to Tyne
- Brierdene Burn from Source to North Sea
- Wallsend Burn (Trib of Tyne)
- Team from Source to Tyne
- Devils Water from Rowley Burn to Tyne
- Stocksfield Burn Catchment (trib of Tyne)
- March Burn Catchment (trib of Tyne)
- Red Burn (Trib of Tyne)
- Horsley to Throckley Area (Tyne N Bank)
- Tyne from Watersmeet to Tidal Limit
- Rowley Burn Catchment (Trib of Devils Water)
- Cor Burn Catchment (Trib of Tyne)
- West Dipton Burn from Source to Devil's Water
- Devils Water from Source to Rowley Burn
- Stanley Burn Catchment (trib of Tyne)
- Whittle Burn Catchment (trib of Tyne)
- Woodham Burn from Source to Rushyford beck
- Skerne form Woodham Burn to Demons Beck
- Upper Cocker Beck Catchment (trib of Skerne)
- Skerne from Carrs to Woodham Burn
- Skerne from Demons Beck to Tees
- Woodham Burn from Rushyford Beck to the Skerne
- Skerne from Source to Carrs
- Dene Beck Catchment (trib of Skerne)
- Carrs from Source to Skerne
- Rushyford Beck from Source to Woodham Burn
- Greta from Source to Sleightholme Beck
- Sleightholme Beck from Source to Greta
- Clow Beck from Barton Beck to Tees
- Greta from Sleightholme Beck to Eller Beck
- Tees from Percy Beck to River Greta
- Barton Beck from Source to Clow Beck
- Piercebridge Beck from Source to Tees
- Percy Beck Catchment (Trib of Tees)
- Greta from Eller Beck to Gill Beck
- Sudburn Beck from Source to Langley Beck
- Tees from River Greta to River Skerne
- Greta from Gill Beck to River Tees
- Deepdale Beck from Source to River Tees
- Langley Beck from Source to Sudburn Beck
- Aldbrough Beck from Source to Clow Beck
- Eller Beck from Source to River Greta
- Aldbrough Beck from Forcett Park Catch to Clow Bk
- Langley Bk and Westholme Bk frm Sudburn Bk to Tees
- Mary Wild Beck from Source to Clow Beck
- Gill Beck from Source to Greta
- Nidd from Ashfoldside Beck to Birstwith
- Nidd from Howstean Beck to Ashfoldside Beck
- Howstean Beck from Source to River Nidd
- Nidd from Source to Howstean Beck
- Ashfoldside Beck to River Nidd
- Darley Beck Catchment (Trib of Nidd)
- Fell Beck/Far Beck Catch (Trib of Nidd)
- Nidd from Oak Beck to Low Bridge on Briggate (Knaresborough)
- Crimple Beck from Park Beck to River Nidd
- Nidd from Crimple Beck to River Ouse
- Oak Beck Catchment (Trib of Nidd)
- Nidd from Low Bridge on Briggate (Knaresborough) to Crimple Beck
- Thornton Beck Catch (Trib of Nidd)
- Crimple Beck from Source to Park Beck
- Nidd from Burstwith to Oak Beck
- Gundrifs Beck (trib of Nidd)
- Park Beck Catch (trib of Crimple Beck)
