West Auckland is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in West Auckland

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

There are a number of waterfalls near to West Auckland including Summerhill Force.

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

Hardwick Country Park is one of West Auckland's best, nearby country parks to visit in West Auckland.

The area close to West Auckland boasts some of the best airports including Teesside International Airport.

West Auckland History

There are some historic monuments around West Auckland:

• Small multivallate hillfort and tower mill on Shackleton Beacon Hill
• Harperley Working Camp, World War II prisoner of war camp at Craigside
• Binchester Roman fort (Vinovia)
• Deer shelter in Auckland Castle deer park
• St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote
• Barforth Bridge
• Deserted medieval village of Ulnaby
• Enclosures and industrial workings on Cockfield Fell
• Deserted medieval village at Walworth
• Piercebridge Roman fort
• Piercebridge Bridge
• Remains of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
• Newton Cap Bridge
• Round barrow 340m east of Cliffe Hall known as Betty Watson's Hill
• Legs Cross
• Roman bridge at Piercebridge
• Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
• Packhorse bridge
• Smotherlaw round barrow