The Chesters is a field or furlong in this locality named in a 14th century document. The name ‘Chester(s)’ is usually given to enclosures of prehistoric or Roman date (a document of c.1267 refers to Ionechesters somewhere in this area). In this case the term is considered most likely to refer to an enclosure of late prehistoric date, a number of which are known in the broad band of territory between Stannington and Tynemouth.

Killingworth Hall, a large residence set in its own walled garden, the home of the Killingworth family, is located on the south side of the main street through Killingworth village, on the west side of the cross-roads with Killingworth Road. The date of the original Hall is unknown but it was certainly rebuilt around 1765. In 1767 it was described as "a very genteel and commodious house [with] every convenience suitable for a Gentleman's family". The estate was purchased by John Williams, who had built up iron and glass interests. He died in 1763 and his son, also John, sold the house for 8000 guineas in 1767 to the wholesale grocer George Colpitts. In 1825 a Miss Tate ran the Hall as a boarding school. Today it is a residential dwelling once again. Picturesque ruins were built on the west side in 1950. Elaborate doorway with a large stone porch with crowstepped stone gable. The windows are Victorian. Now divided into Killingworth Hall, Tigger Cottage, Mews Cottage and Dove Cottage.

A Well is marked at this position on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, surveyed c.1855, linked by a trackway to the village main street.

Highfield Well appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, surveyed c.1855, linked by a trackway to the dwellings on the north side of Killingworth Colliery, lining the south side of the main street. The well, but not the trackway also appear on modern maps of the area.

A scatter of medieval pottery was reported from a test pit excavation carried out in 1996. The excavator speculated that the area, outside the medieval city walls, may have been used for pottery manufacture and other industrial practices. Dated C13-14th.

Small pits, up to 2 metres in diameter, appear north of Gardener’s Houses on aerial photographs from 1974 and 1980. They had disappeared by 1991 as a result of open-casting. It is reported that the pits were concentrated between grid ref. NZ 207 747 and NZ 207 749.

A large number of small pits, up to 2 metres in diameter, appear south of Gardener’s Houses on aerial photographs from 1974 and 1980. They had disappeared by 1991 as a result of open-casting. It is reported that the pits were concentrated on a NNE-SSW line between grid ref. NZ 207 740 and NZ 207 743.

Two small areas of ridge and furrow have been identified around Gardener’s Houses from aerial photographs. One was said to be west of the farm, the other to the north-east, but only the latter was still visible in 1996, the other having been removed by open-casting. The surviving patch of earthworks was reported to be around grid ref. NZ 209 744.

A flint scatter comprising up to 900 items was recovered during field-walking exercise in the early-mid 1990s. The flints included tools and cores, apparently from the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. A They were recovered from a wide are between Brenkley and Gasrdener’s Houses, with a particular concentration around NZ 2140 7484.

An Infant School of simple, rectangular plan is shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map of 1898, but not on the 1st edition surveyed c.1855. Its position appears to be at the east end of Harras Bank, west of the entrance to Birtley Hall drive. The building also appears on subsequent editions of the Ordnance Survey plan, but is not named, suggesting that its use may have changed.