Heighington is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Heighington

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

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

Heighington has some unmissable towns nearby like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Country Parks to visit near Heighington include Hardwick Country Park.

Teesside International Airport is a great place to visit close to Heighington if you like airports.

Heighington History

There are some historic monuments around Heighington:

• Piercebridge Bridge
• Legs Cross
• Deserted village
• Round barrow 340m east of Cliffe Hall known as Betty Watson's Hill
• Round barrow 190m south east of Cliffe Hall
• Deserted medieval village of Ulnaby
• Binchester Roman fort (Vinovia)
• Manfield shrunken medieval village and associated field system
• Packhorse bridge across Aldbrough Beck, immediately south west of High Green
• Coatham Mundeville medieval village, fishpond and areas of rig and furrow
• Piercebridge Roman fort
• Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
• Small multivallate hillfort and tower mill on Shackleton Beacon Hill
• Archdeacon Newton moated site, deserted manorial settlement and section of rig and furrow
• Roman bridge at Piercebridge
• Deserted medieval village at Walworth
• Newton Cap Bridge
• Smotherlaw round barrow
• Ketton Bridge
• Deer shelter in Auckland Castle deer park
• Coniscliffe Road waterworks
• Skerne Railway bridge, 320m south east of Darlington Railway Museum
• Remains of the Stockton and Darlington Railway