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.

There are a number of waterfalls near to Shotton Colliery including Summerhill Force.

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.

Shotton Colliery is near some unmissable airports like Teesside International Airport,

Shotton Colliery History

There are some historic monuments around Shotton Colliery:

• Fishpond, enclosures and section of field system 165m north west of Elwick Hall
• Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
• Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
• Yoden medieval settlement
• Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
• Sheraton medieval settlement and open field system
• High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell
• Deserted medieval village and field system at Garmondsway
• Ludworth Tower
• Deserted medieval village, moated site, and early medieval timber building at Castle Eden, 200m south of The Castle
• Dalden Tower: a medieval fortified manor house and related earthworks
• Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm