South Hetton is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in South Hetton

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

Summerhill Force is one of South Hetton's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in South Hetton.

Don't miss Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale's towns if visiting the area around South Hetton.

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

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

South Hetton History

There are some historic monuments around South Hetton:

• High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell
• Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill
• 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
• Ryhope pumping engines
• Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
• Deserted medieval village, moated site, and early medieval timber building at Castle Eden, 200m south of The Castle
• Prior's Hall, Hallgarth
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
• Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm
• Round barrow on Hasting Hill, 230m west of Hasting Hill Farm
• Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
• Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring
• Coxhoe medieval settlement, 170m south west of East House Farm
• Deserted medieval village and field system at Garmondsway
• Yoden medieval settlement
• Ludworth Tower