Piercebridge is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Piercebridge

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

Piercebridge is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

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

Country Parks to visit near Piercebridge include Hardwick Country Park.

There are a number of airports near to Piercebridge including Teesside International Airport.

Piercebridge History

There are some historic monuments around Piercebridge:

• Deserted medieval village of Ulnaby
• Packhorse bridge across Aldbrough Beck, immediately south west of High Green
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary north of Kirklands Farm
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House
• Packhorse bridge
• Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 235m south of Stanwick Hall Reservoir
• Remains of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 250m north of Langdale
• St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote
• Round barrow 340m east of Cliffe Hall known as Betty Watson's Hill
• Stanwick Late Iron Age oppidum, Iron Age and medieval settlement, early Christian church and sculpture and post-medieval emparkment
• Piercebridge Roman fort
• Small multivallate hillfort and tower mill on Shackleton Beacon Hill
• Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm
• Smotherlaw round barrow
• Five Hills round barrow
• Deserted medieval village at Walworth
• Two moated sites, the site of a dovecote and further associated features 120m north west and 180m north of The Old Hall
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary, 650m ENE of Park House
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary east of Langdale Rush
• Copper mine and medieval ridge and furrow north, north west and east of St Michael and All Angels Church
• Coniscliffe Road waterworks
• Medieval cross at Barton
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary north west of High Merrybent
• Piercebridge Bridge
• Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary in Low Wood, Langdale
• Barforth Bridge
• Legs Cross
• Manfield shrunken medieval village and associated field system
• Archdeacon Newton moated site, deserted manorial settlement and section of rig and furrow
• Section of Scots Dike linear boundary south of Kirklands Farm
• Roman bridge at Piercebridge
• Round barrow 190m south east of Cliffe Hall