Rookhope is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Rookhope postcode: DL13 2AU

Retail in Rookhope

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

There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Rookhope like Summerhill Force.

Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale are some of Rookhope best towns to visit near Rookhope.

There are a number of country parks near to Rookhope including Hardwick Country Park.

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

Rookhope History

There are some historic monuments around Rookhope:

• Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore works
• Blanchland Premonstratensian Abbey
• Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church
• Cambokeels medieval site
• Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works
• Enclosure NW of Old Park House
• Feldon Smelt Mill
• Middle Greenlaws Level lead mine and ore works
• Stanhope Bridge
• Market cross, 35m and 50m south of St Thomas' Church
• Westgate Castle
• Shildon Cornish engine house
• Camp at High Northgate
• Cairnfield 730m south east of Burntshield Haugh
• Cairnfield on Crawley Edge, 500m north west of Hill Crest
• Prehistoric hut circle settlement, farmstead and field system, 425m east of Burntshield Haugh
• Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields
• Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool
• Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
• Pike Law lead hushes and mines
• Hut circle settlement and field system, Romano-British settlement, hush and lead ore works, 750m north east of Burntshield Haugh
• Lead mining remains at Ramshaw