English Heritage sites near Healeyfield Parish
DERWENTCOTE STEEL FURNACE
6 miles from Healeyfield 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
9 miles from Healeyfield 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.
CORBRIDGE ROMAN TOWN - HADRIAN'S WALL
12 miles from Healeyfield Parish
Visitors to Corbridge can walk along the main street of this Roman garrison town, flanked by the remains of granaries, a fountain house, markets, workshops and temples.
HEDDON ON THE WALL HADRIAN'S WALL
12 miles from Healeyfield Parish
A consolidated stretch of Wall, up to 2 metres (6.6 feet) thick in places.
AYDON CASTLE
12 miles from Healeyfield Parish
One of the finest and most unaltered examples of a 13th-century English manor house, Aydon Castle stands in a secluded woodland setting.
DENTON HALL TURRET - HADRIAN'S WALL
13 miles from Healeyfield Parish
The foundations of a turret and a 65-metre (213 foot) length of Wall, along with another 60-metre length of Wall further west.
Churches in Healeyfield Parish
St John the Evangelist, Castleside
Church Street
Castleside
Consett
(01207) 503019
http://saintcuthberts.blogspot.com/
St. John's Parish includes the villages of Castleside, Moorside, The Grove and Rowley and is located to the west of Consett in County Durham. The church itself sits at the A68 crossroads in the village of Castleside.
Newcastle is 16 miles to the north-east, Hexham 15 miles to the north-west, Darlington 25 miles to the South. Castleside stands above the lovely Derwent Valley - and the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Beauty starts on the parish's doorstep.
The church, built of local stone, was designed by Mr. Ewan Christian of London and is a reproduction of a church he had seen and admired while on holiday in Switzerland. It is a small church and has a peaceful and welcoming feel about it. The Right Reverend Dr. Charles Baring, Bishop of Durham consecrated St John’s on 7th March 1867 . The church is open from 9a.m. – 5p.m. most days. Please feel free to visit us when you can.
Pubs in Healeyfield Parish
Fleece
Excellent welcoming unspoiled proper local pub on edge of Castleside with excellent views. Central horseshoe shaped bar. Two real ales offered and unusually for the area the keg beers are delivered by metered measures. Quiz night Wednesday
Old Mill
Knitsley, Consett, DH8 9EL
(01207) 581642
theoldmillknitsley.co.uk/
Smelters Arms
Large inn next to A68. Modern European cuisine specialising in steak. Reported closed Jan 2015