Murton is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Murton

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

Summerhill Force is a great place to visit close to Murton if you like waterfalls.

Don't miss Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale's towns if visiting the area around Murton.

Places near Murton feature a number of interesting country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

Airports to visit near Murton include Teesside International Airport.

Murton History

There are some historic monuments around Murton:

• Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm
• Round barrow on Hasting Hill, 230m west of Hasting Hill Farm
• Coxhoe medieval settlement, 170m south west of East House Farm
• Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
• Ryhope pumping engines
• High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell
• Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm
• Yoden medieval settlement
• Ludworth Tower
• Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
• Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon monastery and medieval priory
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
• Dalden Tower: a medieval fortified manor house and related earthworks
• Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring
• Deserted medieval village, moated site, and early medieval timber building at Castle Eden, 200m south of The Castle
• Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill