High Urpeth is a Village in the county of County Durham.

High Urpeth postcode: DH9 0SD

Retail in High Urpeth

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

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

The area around High Urpeth features a number of interesting towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Hardwick Country Park is one of High Urpeth's best, nearby country parks to visit in High Urpeth.

High Urpeth is near some unmissable airports like Teesside International Airport,

High Urpeth History

There are some historic monuments around High Urpeth:

• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall near the junction of Fossway and Shields Road
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Old Hall
• Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Chester New Bridge
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• Hadrian's Wall vallum in wall mile 6, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in grounds of St Cuthbert's School
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall under the forecourt of the Fosse public house
• Bowes Railway
• Kepier Hospital
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Plummer Tower and a 17th century bastion
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West
• Old Tyne Bridge (land arches)
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall
• Finchale Priory Benedictine cell: hermitage, monastic precinct and site of priory watermill
• Harbour House Chapel
• Grange and Chapel, Bear Park
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• The Friars, remains of Dominican friary
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Concangium Roman fort
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Newcastle Swing Bridge