Stocksfield is a Village in the county of Northumberland.

Stocksfield postcode: NE43 7ND

Retail in Stocksfield

There are great places to visit near Stocksfield including some great villages, ancient sites, beaches, hiking areas, geological features, castles, ruins, islands, towns, roman sites and historic monuments.

There are a several good villages in the Stocksfield area like Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Stocksfield like Milfield North Henge.

Beaches to visit near Stocksfield include Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

Hiking Areas to visit near Stocksfield include Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap are great places to visit near Stocksfield if you like geological features.

The area close to Stocksfield boasts some of the best castles including Dunstanburgh Castle.

Don't miss Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh's ruins if visiting the area around Stocksfield.

Farne Islands is a great place to visit close to Stocksfield if you like islands.

There are a several good towns in the Stocksfield area like Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Stocksfield's best nearby roman sites can be found at Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Stocksfield including Flodden.

Stocksfield History

There are some historic monuments around Stocksfield:

• Nafferton castle and tower house, 750m east of Nafferton Farm
• Defended settlement and Romano-British settlement on Shildon Hill
• Welton tower house
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21
• Romano-British farmstead, 900m north east of Thornborough High Barns
• The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Three temporary camps at Farnley Grange
• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Halton medieval settlement
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Aydon Castle medieval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildings
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6309 and the B6321 in wall miles 16, 17 and 18
• Walker's Pottery
• Round cairn, 250m south east of Low Hall
• Defended settlement and field boundary on Horsley Hill
• Market cross
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6321 and Sunnybrae at Halton Shields, in wall miles 18 and 19
• Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm
• Haltonchesters Roman fort, settlement and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of Haltonchesters fort and the Fence Burn in wall mile 21
• Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds
• Wheelbirks furnace
• Hadrian's Wall from Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, to Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the March Burn and Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill in wall miles 13,14 and 15
• Rudchester Roman fort, associated civil settlement and a section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum from the A69 to the March Burn in wall mile 13
• Prudhoe Castle tower keep castle
• Romano-British settlement, 490m SSE of Apperley Dene
• Allensford blast furnace
• Bywell Castle gate tower
• East Matfen medieval village and open field system