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.

There are a number of waterfalls near to East Blackdene including Summerhill Force.

East Blackdene's best nearby towns can be found at Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Hardwick Country Park is a great place to visit close to East Blackdene if you like country parks.

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

East Blackdene History

There are some historic monuments around East Blackdene:

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