East Blackdene is a Village in the county of County Durham.

East Blackdene postcode: DL13 1RE

Retail in East Blackdene

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

The area around East Blackdene's best waterfalls can be found at Summerhill Force.

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

Country Parks to visit near East Blackdene include Hardwick Country Park.

The area around East Blackdene's best airports can be found at Teesside International Airport.

East Blackdene History

There are some historic monuments around East Blackdene:

• Pike Law lead hushes and mines
• Roman period native settlement and field system 260m west of Wynch Bridge
• Enclosure NW of Old Park House
• Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields
• Medieval farmstead at Pasture Foot, 510m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force Garth
• Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore works
• Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken Rigg
• Cambokeels medieval site
• Romano-British hut circle and enclosing bank and ditch immediately east of High Force Quarry
• Westgate Castle
• Iron Age cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge
• Roman period native settlement at Calf Holm, immediately west of Dine Holm Scar
• Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth
• Burnt mound 570m east of Widdy Bank Farm
• Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
• Hut circle and enclosure 350m north west of Tarn Dub
• Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope Burn
• Middle Greenlaws Level lead mine and ore works
• Roman period native settlement and a bloomery 160m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Camp at High Northgate
• Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force
• Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes
• Allenheads lead ore works