Shotton Colliery is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Shotton Colliery postcode: DH6 2RF

Retail in Shotton Colliery

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

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

The area around Shotton Colliery features a number of interesting towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Hardwick Country Park is a great place to visit close to Shotton Colliery if you like country parks.

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

Shotton Colliery History

There are some historic monuments around Shotton Colliery:

• 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
• Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
• Yoden medieval settlement
• Dalden Tower: a medieval fortified manor house and related earthworks
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
• Deserted medieval village and field system at Garmondsway
• Sheraton medieval settlement and open field system
• High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell
• Ludworth Tower
• Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm
• Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
• Fishpond, enclosures and section of field system 165m north west of Elwick Hall