Barforth is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Barforth

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

Barforth is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

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

Barforth is near some unmissable country parks like Hardwick Country Park,

There are a number of airports near to Barforth including Teesside International Airport.

Barforth History

There are some historic monuments around Barforth:

• Ring cairn on Gayles Moor
• Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• 18th century copper mill 80m north west of Copper Mill Bridge
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 250m north of Langdale
• Enclosures and industrial workings on Cockfield Fell
• Stanwick Late Iron Age oppidum, Iron Age and medieval settlement, early Christian church and sculpture and post-medieval emparkment
• Ravensworth motte and bailey castle, water defence features, park pale and shrunken medieval village
• Cup and ring marked stone 465m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 370m ENE of Shooters Well
• Cup and ring marked stone 440m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary north west of High Merrybent
• Cup and ring marked stone 415m NNW of Folly Plantation
• Cup marked stone 505m south east of Jenny's Plantation
• Cup marked stone 495m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Barforth Bridge
• Cup marked stone 525m SSW of Jenny's Plantation
• Cup marked stone 495m south east of Jenny's Plantation
• Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
• Two moated sites, the site of a dovecote and further associated features 120m north west and 180m north of The Old Hall
• Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm
• Cup marked stone 165m NNE of Folly Plantation
• Ring cairn on Gayles Plantation, 390m ENE of Shooters Well
• Cup marked stone 370m NNW of north corner of Folly Plantation
• Medieval settlement remains immediately south east of Hutton Hall
• Legs Cross
• Packhorse bridge across Aldbrough Beck, immediately south west of High Green
• Cup marked stone 565m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Roman bridge at Piercebridge
• Cup and ring marked stone 530m NNW of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Smotherlaw round barrow
• Piercebridge Bridge
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 360m east of Shooters Well
• Round barrow 340m east of Cliffe Hall known as Betty Watson's Hill
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 360m ENE of Shooters Well
• Cup and ring marked stone 350m north west of north corner of Folly Plantation
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House
• Cup marked stone 620m south of Jenny's Plantation
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary in Low Wood, Langdale
• Cup and ring marked stone on Gayles Plantation 410m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Whorlton suspension bridge
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 440m ENE of Shooters Well
• St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary, 650m ENE of Park House
• Cup marked stone 490m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Cup and ring marked stone 520m north east of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
• Remains of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
• Piercebridge Roman fort
• Castle Steads slight univallate hillfort and associated outwork
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary south of Kirklands Farm
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 490m ENE of Shooters Well
• Round barrow 190m south east of Cliffe Hall
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary north of Kirklands Farm
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary east of Langdale Rush
• Cup marked stone 18m south of Stone Man Plantation
• Packhorse bridge
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE of Shooters Well
• Cup and ring marked stone 435m south of Jenny's Plantation
• Cup and ring marked stone 650m SSE of Jenny's Plantation
• Cup and ring marked stone 585m SSW of Jenny's Plantation
• Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 365m east of Shooters Well
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 235m south of Stanwick Hall Reservoir
• Manfield shrunken medieval village and associated field system