Blackwell is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Blackwell postcode: DL3 8EJ

Retail in Blackwell

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

Summerhill Force is a great place to visit close to Blackwell if you like waterfalls.

There are a several good towns in the Blackwell area like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The area close to Blackwell boasts some of the best country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

Teesside International Airport is one of Blackwell's best, nearby airports to visit in Blackwell.

Blackwell History

There are some historic monuments around Blackwell:

• Roman bridge at Piercebridge
• Small multivallate hillfort and tower mill on Shackleton Beacon Hill
• Coniscliffe Road waterworks
• Moulton Neolithic henge, medieval settlement, field system and moated site
• Birkby medieval settlement and associated field system, moated site and fishponds
• Uckerby medieval village and open field system
• Medieval cross at Barton
• Manfield shrunken medieval village and associated field system
• South Cowton deserted medieval village, immediately south west of Cowton Castle
• Deserted medieval village at Walworth
• Archdeacon Newton moated site, deserted manorial settlement and section of rig and furrow
• Roman rural settlement 375m east of Chapel House Farm
• Deserted village
• Copper mine and medieval ridge and furrow north, north west and east of St Michael and All Angels Church
• Smotherlaw round barrow
• World War II bombing decoy control shelter 600m south east of Great Burdon Farm
• Coatham Mundeville medieval village, fishpond and areas of rig and furrow
• Ketton Bridge
• Deserted medieval village of Ulnaby
• Medieval settlement of Dalton upon Tees and associated field system
• Five Hills round barrow
• Skerne Railway bridge, 320m south east of Darlington Railway Museum