Chilton
Ward in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.657, -1.566 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 28 29 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Chilton is a small town and electoral ward in County Durham, in the north‑east of England, lying close to Spennymoor and within easy commuting distance of Durham and Bishop Auckland. Set on the gentle foothills of the Pennines, it grew up around coal mining in the 19th and 20th centuries and still shows that industrial legacy in its terraced streets and former pit sites.
Today Chilton has a mix of long‑standing community institutions - churches, schools and social clubs - alongside newer housing and local shops, with the local economy shifting from mining to retail, light industry and commuting; there have been ongoing regeneration efforts to improve green spaces and reuse former industrial land, and the area retains a strong sense of community rooted in its mining past.
Postcode districts covering Chilton
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 23.7 miles
- Sunderland 17.7 miles
- Middlesbrough 15.5 miles
- Darlington 8.7 miles
- Hartlepool 14.1 miles
- South Shields 23.1 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 11.4 miles
- Gateshead 19.7 miles
- Washington 17 miles
- Durham 8.6 miles
- Wallsend 23.9 miles
- Newburn 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chilton Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Windlestone Parish 0.9 miles
- Kirk Merrington Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Ferryhill Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Aycliffe North and Middridge Ward 1.9 miles
- Middridge Parish 2.4 miles
- Coundon and Leeholme Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Bradbury and the Isle Parish 2.9 miles
- Eldon Parish 2.9 miles
- Aycliffe West Ward 2.9 miles
- Newton Aycliffe Built-up area 3 miles
- Great Aycliffe Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Chilton
DL17 0SL, DL17 0RG, DL17 0NG, DL17 0QW, DL17 0PL, DL17 0QS, DL17 0FB, DL17 0QE, DL17 0SD … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 11.6 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 26.8 miles
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Shildon Railway Station 3.5 miles
Hotels near Chilton Ad
- Thomas Wright House 4.7 miles
- Park Head Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 4 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 5.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Darlington - North A1m 3 5 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 8.1 miles
- Manor House Hotel 4 6.5 miles
- Redworth Hall Hotel- Part of the Cairn Collection 4 4.5 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 8.2 miles
- Dalesman Hotel 9.4 miles
Schools in Chilton
- Chilton Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Windlestone Country house 1.2 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 4 miles
- University of Durham University 7.5 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 10.3 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 10.5 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 11.9 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 13.4 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 13.5 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 14.3 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 14.4 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 14.9 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 15 miles