Blackhill is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Blackhill postcode: DH8 5TU

Retail in Blackhill

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

Places near Blackhill feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

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

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

Places near Blackhill feature a number of interesting airports including Teesside International Airport.

Blackhill History

There are some historic monuments around Blackhill:

• Monastic grange at Priory Farm
• Bywell Castle gate tower
• Collierley Chapel
• Romano-British settlement, 490m SSE of Apperley Dene
• Allensford blast furnace
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• Remains of Roman aqueduct
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium)
• Friarside Chapel
• Wheelbirks furnace
• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House