East Rainton is a Village in the county of Tyne and Wear.

East Rainton postcode: DH5 9QJ

Retail in East Rainton

There are great places to visit near East Rainton including some great towns, shopping centres, cities and airports.

There are a number of towns near to East Rainton including Gateshead.

East Rainton's best nearby shopping centres can be found at Metrocentre, and Eldon Square.

The area around East Rainton's best cities can be found at Newcastle.

There are a number of airports near to East Rainton including Newcastle International Airport.

East Rainton History

There are some historic monuments around East Rainton:

• The Water Gate
• Hylton Castle: a medieval fortified house, chapel, 17th and 18th century country houses and associated gardens
• Moated site at Low Butterby Farm
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• Chester New Bridge
• Maiden Castle promontory fort
• Elvet Bridge
• Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm
• High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell
• Prebend's Bridge
• Sherburnhouse Bridge
• Kepier Hospital
• Ludworth Tower
• Framwellgate Bridge
• Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring
• Concangium Roman fort
• Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
• Round barrow on Hasting Hill, 230m west of Hasting Hill Farm
• Coal mining remains in Mallygill Wood
• Finchale Priory Benedictine cell: hermitage, monastic precinct and site of priory watermill
• Chapel of St Mary Magdalene
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
• Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
• Harbour House Chapel
• Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill
• Croxdale medieval chapel and churchyard cross base
• Colliery engine house at Washington F Pit, Albany
• Prior's Hall, Hallgarth
• Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm