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.

Don't miss Summerhill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Rookhope.

There are a several good towns in the Rookhope area like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Rookhope is near some unmissable country parks like Hardwick Country Park,

The area close to Rookhope boasts some of the best airports including Teesside International Airport.

Rookhope History

There are some historic monuments around Rookhope:

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