Gainford is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Gainford

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

Gainford is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

There are a number of towns near Gainford including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Country Parks to visit near Gainford include Hardwick Country Park.

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

Gainford History

There are some historic monuments around Gainford:

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