English Heritage sites near Sacriston Parish
FINCHALE PRIORY
4 miles from Sacriston 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
8 miles from Sacriston 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.
HYLTON CASTLE
10 miles from Sacriston 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.
BENWELL ROMAN TEMPLE - HADRIAN'S WALL
11 miles from Sacriston Parish
The remains of a small temple to the native god 'Antenociticus', in the 'vicus' (civilian settlement) which stood outside Benwell fort.
BENWELL VALLUM CROSSING
11 miles from Sacriston Parish
A stone-built causeway, where the road from the south crossed the Vallum earthwork on its way to Benwell fort.
AUCKLAND CASTLE DEER HOUSE
11 miles from Sacriston 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.
No churches found in Sacriston Parish