Pittington is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Pittington

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

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

Towns to visit near Pittington include Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The area close to Pittington boasts some of the best country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

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

Pittington History

There are some historic monuments around Pittington:

• Harbour House Chapel
• Maiden's Bower round cairn
• Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
• Finchale Priory Benedictine cell: hermitage, monastic precinct and site of priory watermill
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
• Elvet Bridge
• Round barrow on Hasting Hill, 230m west of Hasting Hill Farm
• Moated site at Low Butterby Farm
• Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm
• High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• Coxhoe medieval settlement, 170m south west of East House Farm
• Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm
• Maiden Castle promontory fort
• Concangium Roman fort
• Deserted medieval village and field system at Garmondsway
• Chester New Bridge
• Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill
• Prebend's Bridge
• Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
• Framwellgate Bridge
• Croxdale medieval chapel and churchyard cross base
• Sherburnhouse Bridge
• Chapel of St Mary Magdalene
• The Water Gate
• Prior's Hall, Hallgarth
• Coal mining remains in Mallygill Wood
• Ludworth Tower
• Kepier Hospital
• Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring
• Sunderland Bridge, near Croxdale