Elton
Parish in Stockton-on-Tees, England
| Coordinates: | 54.551, -1.384 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 39 17 |
| Dialling code: | 01642 (Middlesbrough) |
Elton is a small, largely rural civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, within County Durham in north-east England. The settled area is set among farmland and hedgerows, with the nearby River Tees and the wider Teesside conurbation visible in the landscape, so there’s a noticeable contrast between quiet village life and the industry a short distance away. Good road links, notably the A19, make larger towns and employment centres easily reachable.
Historically agricultural, Elton retains a compact community feel of farms, cottages and a parish council that organises occasional local events, while many residents commute to nearby centres such as Billingham and Stockton for work. It’s a place where simple countryside pleasures - walking, birdwatching and the rhythms of farming - sit alongside the economic pull of Teesside, giving the parish a quietly mixed rural–suburban character.
Postcode districts covering Elton
Most populated places nearby
- Sunderland 24 miles
- Middlesbrough 6.8 miles
- Darlington 7 miles
- Hartlepool 10.5 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 2.8 miles
- Washington 24.7 miles
- Durham 17.5 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 20.4 miles
- Redcar 13 miles
- Peterlee 14.5 miles
- Chester-le-Street 22.8 miles
- Billingham 5.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hartburn Ward 1.3 miles
- Long Newton Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Longnewton Parish 1.6 miles
- Eaglescliffe West Ward 1.6 miles
- Fairfield Ward 1.6 miles
- Preston-on-Tees Parish 1.8 miles
- Redmarshall Parish 2 miles
- Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree Ward 2.1 miles
- Egglescliffe Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Eaglescliffe East Ward 2.3 miles
- Ropner Ward 2.3 miles
- East and West Newbiggin Parish 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Elton
TS21 1BJ, TS21 1AW, TS21 1BU, TS21 1BQ, TS21 1BS, TS21 1AD, TS21 1AH, TS21 1BT, TS21 1PR … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 3.4 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 35.8 miles
- Allens West Railway Station 2 miles
- Eaglescliffe Junction 2.1 miles
Hotels near Elton Ad
- The Parkwood Hotel 1.6 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Stockton on Tees 3 3.2 miles
- OutRam 26 2.6 miles
- The Stockton Arms 3 1.9 miles
- Premier Inn Stockton-on-Tees - Preston Farm 3 2 miles
- Parkmore Hotel & Leisure Club 3 2.2 miles
- The Parkmore Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- The Hoptimist 2.9 miles
- The Locomotion Hotel 2 2.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Middlesbrough - Centre Square 3 6.1 miles
Local points of interest
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 6.7 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 7.4 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 10.5 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 10.9 miles
- Windlestone Country house 11 miles
- Wilton Castle Estate 11.4 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 11.7 miles
- Teesport Harbour 11.8 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 12.2 miles
- Mount Grace Priory Archaeological site 12.2 miles
- Redcar Beach Beach 13.1 miles