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

High Westwood postcode: NE17 7TB

Retail in High Westwood

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

The area close to High Westwood boasts some of the best waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

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

Don't miss Hardwick Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around High Westwood.

There are a several good airports in the area around High Westwood like Teesside International Airport.

High Westwood History

There are some historic monuments around High Westwood:

• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 10 from Dene House to Throckley Bank Top
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• Nafferton castle and tower house, 750m east of Nafferton Farm
• Allensford blast furnace
• Prudhoe Castle tower keep castle
• Friarside Chapel
• Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium)
• Romano-British settlement, 490m SSE of Apperley Dene
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Defended settlement and field boundary on Horsley Hill
• Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of South Farm, Houghton
• Collierley Chapel
• Remains of Roman aqueduct