Shildon
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.631, -1.653 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 22 26 |
| Population: | 9,976 |
Shildon is a market town and civil parish in County Durham, set on the edge of the old Durham coalfield between Bishop Auckland and Newton Aycliffe. The surrounding landscape is the mix of reclaimed industrial land and rolling northeast Pennine foothills typical of the area, and its position gave it good road links for commuting while retaining a strong local character.
Its identity is closely tied to early railway history: the town was a centre for locomotive building and is associated with engineers such as Timothy Hackworth and the pioneering Stockton and Darlington Railway. The Locomotion museum and related heritage projects have become focal points for regeneration, shifting the economy from coal and heavy engineering towards heritage tourism, light industry and services, and sustaining a civic pride in the town’s historic role in Britain’s transport revolution.
Postcode districts covering Shildon
Most populated places nearby
- Sunderland 20.7 miles
- Middlesbrough 18.2 miles
- Darlington 7.9 miles
- Hartlepool 17.7 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 13.8 miles
- Gateshead 21.6 miles
- Washington 19.4 miles
- Durham 10.9 miles
- Newburn 24.5 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 16.3 miles
- Redcar 23.3 miles
- Peterlee 15.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shildon Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Shildon and Dene Valley Ward 0.6 miles
- Eldon Parish 1.1 miles
- Eldon Lane and Coundon Grange Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Dene Valley Parish 1.4 miles
- Woodhouse Close Ward 1.7 miles
- Bishop Auckland Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Middridge Parish 2 miles
- Coundon and Leeholme Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bishop Auckland Town Ward 2.4 miles
- Aycliffe North and Middridge Ward 2.7 miles
- School Aycliffe Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Shildon
DL4 2LX, DL4 2JW, DL4 1PF, DL4 2EW, DL4 1AL, DL4 1FL, DL4 1BD, DL4 1LN, DL4 1PX … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 12.3 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 28.1 miles
- Shildon Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Bishop Auckland Railway Station 2.1 miles
Hotels near Shildon Ad
- Thomas Wright House 4.8 miles
- Park Head Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- Manor House Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Redworth Hall Hotel- Part of the Cairn Collection 4 2.1 miles
- Best Western Walworth Castle Hotel 3 4.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Darlington - North A1m 3 4.8 miles
- Dalesman Hotel 8.6 miles
- Houndgate Townhouse 8.4 miles
- The Fir Tree Country Hotel 7.2 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 8.5 miles
Schools in Shildon
- St John's C of E Aided Primary School, Shildon Primary
- Thornhill Primary School Primary
- Timothy Hackworth Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Windlestone Country house 2.8 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 6.6 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 7.5 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 9.6 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 9.7 miles
- University of Durham University 9.7 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 10.5 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 12.4 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 15.7 miles
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 16.9 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 16.9 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 17 miles