English Heritage sites near Shadforth Parish
FINCHALE PRIORY
5 miles from Shadforth 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.
AUCKLAND CASTLE DEER HOUSE
11 miles from Shadforth 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.
HYLTON CASTLE
11 miles from Shadforth Parish
The distinctive and highly decorative gatehouse-tower of a castle built by the wealthy Sir William Hylton, shortly before 1400. Originally containing four floors of self-contained family.
ST PAUL'S MONASTERY, JARROW
15 miles from Shadforth Parish
The home of the Venerable Bede, chronicler of the beginnings of English Christianity, Jarrow has become one of the best-understood Anglo-Saxon monastic sites.
BENWELL ROMAN TEMPLE - HADRIAN'S WALL
17 miles from Shadforth Parish
The remains of a small temple to the native god 'Antenociticus', in the 'vicus' (civilian settlement) which stood outside Benwell fort.
DERWENTCOTE STEEL FURNACE
17 miles from Shadforth 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.
Churches in Shadforth Parish
St Cuthbert's, Shadforth
Church Lane
Shadforth
Durham
0191 374 1079
http://www.shadforthchurch.org.uk
The Parish Church of Shadforth is dedicated to the Northumbrian saint, Cuthbert, and was consecrated by Edward Maltby, Lord Bishop of Durham, on August 5th 1839.
Regular Services
Sunday Services
9am | Sung Eucharist (This can change where there is a 5th Sunday in the month)
Weekday Service
10.00am on a Tuesday
Enquiries regarding Baptisms or the calling of Banns should be made by calling at St Mary's Church Vestry (Sherburn) on Wednesday evenings between 5 and 6 pm.
For wedding bookings, please contact the Revd Tom Glover through the contact page.
Pubs in Shadforth Parish
Farmers Arms
Southside, Shadforth, DH6 1LL
(0191) 447 5139
sugarvine.com/restaurant/the-farmers-arm...
Three Horse Shoes
Sherburn House, Running Waters, DH1 2SR
(0191) 372 0286
threehorseshoesdurham.co.uk/