Shotton
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.758, -1.383 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 39 40 |
Shotton is a civil parish in County Durham, in the north-east of England, lying on the old Durham coalfield a few miles inland from the North Sea coast and close to towns such as Peterlee and Horden. The landscape is a mix of low-lying former industrial land, pockets of farmland and typical terraced housing from the mining era, with easy road links for commuters heading towards Sunderland and the wider Tees Valley conurbation.
Historically the community grew around a 19th and 20th-century colliery, and that mining heritage still shapes local identity through surviving architecture, memorials and community clubs. Since the pits closed the parish has become largely residential, sustaining small local businesses and social organisations while retaining a strong sense of community and occasional heritage events that mark its industrial past.
Postcode districts covering Shotton
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 19.4 miles
- Sunderland 9.8 miles
- Middlesbrough 15.2 miles
- Darlington 17.1 miles
- Hartlepool 9.2 miles
- South Shields 15.5 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 13.2 miles
- Gateshead 15.1 miles
- Washington 11.1 miles
- Durham 7.5 miles
- Wallsend 17.7 miles
- Newburn 21 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shotton Colliery Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Peterlee West Ward 1.4 miles
- Passfield Ward 1.5 miles
- Peterlee Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Wheatley Hill Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Easington Village Parish 1.7 miles
- Shotton and South Hetton Ward 1.7 miles
- Castle Eden Parish 2.1 miles
- Wingate Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Haswell Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Peterlee East Ward 2.2 miles
- Thornley Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Shotton
DH6 2NP, DH6 2NU, DH6 2JE, DH6 3QL, DH6 2LD, SR8 2RJ, DH6 2PZ, SR8 2QJ, DH6 2RD … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 17.3 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 22.9 miles
- Seaham 5.7 miles
- Durham Railway Station 8.1 miles
Hotels near Shotton Ad
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 2.1 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 2.5 6.1 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- The Three Horseshoes 4.3 miles
- Hayat Hotel 3 0.3 miles
- Hallgarth Manor House 3.5 4.7 miles
- Hardwicke Hall Manor Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- OYO The Village Inn, Murton Seaham 3 4.1 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 7.5 miles
- Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 5.9 miles
Schools in Shotton
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton Primary
- Shotton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 2.7 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 5.8 miles
- University of Durham University 7.9 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 8.3 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 8.4 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 8.7 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 8.7 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 10.4 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 10.8 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 10.9 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 11 miles
- Windlestone Country house 11.2 miles