English Heritage sites near Hedleyhope Parish
AUCKLAND CASTLE DEER HOUSE
8 miles from Hedleyhope Parish
A charming Gothic Revival 'eyecatcher' built in 1760 in the park of the Bishops of Durham. It provided deer with shelter and food, and had grounds for picnics and rooms for enjoying the view.
FINCHALE PRIORY
10 miles from Hedleyhope Parish
The very extensive remains of a 13th-century priory, founded on the site of a retired pirate's hermitage. Part of it later served as a holiday retreat for the monks of Durham Cathedral.
DERWENTCOTE STEEL FURNACE
10 miles from Hedleyhope Parish
Built in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain. It produced high-grade steel for springs and cutting tools.
PRUDHOE CASTLE
14 miles from Hedleyhope Parish
Begun between 1100 and 1120 to defend a strategic crossing of the River Tyne against Scottish invaders, Prudhoe Castle has been continuously occupied for over nine centuries.
BENWELL VALLUM CROSSING
15 miles from Hedleyhope Parish
A stone-built causeway, where the road from the south crossed the Vallum earthwork on its way to Benwell fort.
BENWELL ROMAN TEMPLE - HADRIAN'S WALL
15 miles from Hedleyhope Parish
The remains of a small temple to the native god 'Antenociticus', in the 'vicus' (civilian settlement) which stood outside Benwell fort.
No churches found in Hedleyhope Parish
No churches found in Hedleyhope Parish