Chilton
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.663, -1.56 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 28 29 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Chilton is a small former mining town in County Durham, in the north-east of England, lying between Ferryhill and Spennymoor and within easy reach of Bishop Auckland and the city of Durham. It sits on the former Durham coalfield amid rolling farmland and low plateaux, which helped shape its settlement pattern and local landscape.
Historically the town grew up around coal workings, and although the pits closed in the twentieth century the mining heritage still shapes local identity through memorials, street names and community memory. Today Chilton is largely residential with pockets of light industry and small businesses; local life centres on schools, social clubs and grassroots sport, and many residents commute to larger employment centres nearby while community-led regeneration has sought to preserve its heritage.
Postcode districts covering Chilton
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 23.3 miles
- Sunderland 17.2 miles
- Middlesbrough 15.5 miles
- Darlington 9.1 miles
- Hartlepool 13.8 miles
- South Shields 22.7 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 11.4 miles
- Gateshead 19.3 miles
- Washington 16.5 miles
- Durham 8.1 miles
- Wallsend 23.4 miles
- Newburn 23.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Windlestone Parish 1.3 miles
- Ferryhill Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Kirk Merrington Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Aycliffe North and Middridge Ward 2.4 miles
- Coundon and Leeholme Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Bradbury and the Isle Parish 2.8 miles
- Middridge Parish 2.8 miles
- Bishop Middleham Built-up area 3 miles
- Spennymoor Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Cornforth Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Bishop Middleham and Cornforth Ward 3.3 miles
- Eldon Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Chilton
DL17 0SE, DL17 0QX, DL17 0NU, DL17 0EH, DL17 0HZ, DL17 0SG, DL17 0PS, DL17 0RT, DL17 0EE … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 11.9 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 26.4 miles
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 3.6 miles
- Shildon Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels near Chilton Ad
- Thomas Wright House 4.6 miles
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- Park Head Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 4.8 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 7.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Darlington - North A1m 3 5.4 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 7.8 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- Manor House Hotel 4 6.9 miles
- Redworth Hall Hotel- Part of the Cairn Collection 4 5 miles
Schools in Chilton
- Chilton Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Windlestone Country house 1.6 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 3.9 miles
- University of Durham University 7.1 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 10.7 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 10.9 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 11.4 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 13.9 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 13.9 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 13.9 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 14 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 14.6 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 14.9 miles