Townfield is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Townfield postcode: DH8 9UP

Retail in Townfield

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

Waterfalls to visit near Townfield include Summerhill Force.

Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale are great places to visit near Townfield if you like towns.

Country Parks to visit near Townfield include Hardwick Country Park.

Townfield is near some unmissable airports like Teesside International Airport,

Townfield History

There are some historic monuments around Townfield:

• Shildon Cornish engine house
• Westgate Castle
• Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool
• Hut circle settlement and field system, Romano-British settlement, hush and lead ore works, 750m north east of Burntshield Haugh
• Blanchland Premonstratensian Abbey
• Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
• Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works
• Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore works
• Cairnfield 730m south east of Burntshield Haugh
• Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church
• Stanhope Bridge
• Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields
• Lead mining remains at Ramshaw
• Cairnfield on Crawley Edge, 500m north west of Hill Crest
• Feldon Smelt Mill
• Edmundbyers Cross, Muggleswick Common, 1460m west of Heather Lea
• Market cross, 35m and 50m south of St Thomas' Church
• Camp at High Northgate
• Cambokeels medieval site
• Prehistoric hut circle settlement, farmstead and field system, 425m east of Burntshield Haugh
• Enclosure NW of Old Park House