Throckley is a Village in the county of Tyne and Wear.

Retail in Throckley

There are great places to visit near Throckley including some great towns, shopping centres, cities and airports.

Places near Throckley feature a number of interesting towns including Gateshead.

Shopping Centres to visit near Throckley include Metrocentre, and Eldon Square.

Throckley is near some unmissable cities like Newcastle,

Don't miss Newcastle International Airport's airports if visiting the area around Throckley.

Throckley History

There are some historic monuments around Throckley:

• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Vicar's Pele: a medieval tower house on north side of Main Street
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from Throckley to East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall in wall mile 11
• Coal workings at Dewley Pits, 650m south west of Black Callerton
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 8 from Denton to Blucher
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of South Farm, Houghton
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 10 from Dene House to Throckley Bank Top
• Dewley Hill round barrow and associated features, 350m north west of Dewley Farm
• Gardner's Houses settlement
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall to the A69 trunk road in wall mile 12
• Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Bellasis Bridge
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in garden of West Road Methodist Chapel
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of vallum 75m long at Denton Dene
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Round cairn at Heddon Laws Farm
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Middle Newham deserted 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
• Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section from Denton Road to Denton Dene
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Hadrian's Wall vallum in wall mile 6, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in grounds of St Cuthbert's School
• 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
• Friarside Chapel