Urpeth is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Urpeth

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

Places near Urpeth feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

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

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

Teesside International Airport is a great place to visit close to Urpeth if you like airports.

Urpeth History

There are some historic monuments around Urpeth:

• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Chester New Bridge
• Harbour House Chapel
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall under the forecourt of the Fosse public house
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of vallum 75m long at Denton Dene
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in garden of West Road Methodist Chapel
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West
• Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Plummer Tower and a 17th century bastion
• Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• Bowes Railway
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Hadrian's Wall vallum in wall mile 6, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in grounds of St Cuthbert's School
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School
• Grange and Chapel, Bear Park
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section from Denton Road to Denton Dene
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road
• Colliery engine house at Washington F Pit, Albany
• The Friars, remains of Dominican friary
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Old Tyne Bridge (land arches)
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch
• Coal mining remains in Mallygill Wood
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall near the junction of Fossway and Shields Road
• Newcastle Swing Bridge
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower
• Old Hall
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section of Hadrian's Wall, Denton Turret and Hadrian's Wall at West Denton
• Finchale Priory Benedictine cell: hermitage, monastic precinct and site of priory watermill
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 1, three sections between Stotts Road and Vauxhall Road
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Wardley moated site
• Concangium Roman fort
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 8 from Denton to Blucher
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field