Throckley is a Village in the county of Tyne and Wear.

Retail in Throckley

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

Towns to visit near Throckley include Gateshead.

The area close to Throckley boasts some of the best cities including Newcastle.

The area around Throckley's best airports can be found at Newcastle International Airport.

Shopping Centres to visit near Throckley include Metrocentre, and Eldon Square.

Throckley History

There are some historic monuments around Throckley:

• Dewley Hill round barrow and associated features, 350m north west of Dewley Farm
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• Hadrian's Wall vallum in wall mile 6, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in grounds of St Cuthbert's School
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Vicar's Pele: a medieval tower house on north side of Main Street
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 10 from Dene House to Throckley Bank Top
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton
• Friarside Chapel
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Rudchester Roman fort, associated civil settlement and a section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum from the A69 to the March Burn in wall mile 13
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section from Denton Road to Denton Dene
• Defended settlement, 400m south west of South Farm, Houghton
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School
• Coal workings at Dewley Pits, 650m south west of Black Callerton
• Bellasis Bridge
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Middle Newham deserted village
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from Throckley to East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall in wall mile 11
• 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
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section of Hadrian's Wall, Denton Turret and Hadrian's Wall at West Denton
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• Round cairn at Heddon Laws Farm
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Gardner's Houses settlement
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall to the A69 trunk road in wall mile 12
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 8 from Denton to Blucher