Coordinates: 54°41′N 1°33′W / 54.69°N 1.55°W
| Chilton | |
.png)  Chilton shown within County Durham |
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| Population | 3,908 (2001) [1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | County Durham |
| Ceremonial county | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FERRYHILL |
| Postcode district | DL17 |
| Dialling code | 01388 |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Sedgefield |
| List of places: UK • England • County Durham | |
Chilton is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the east of Bishop Auckland, and a short distance to the south of Ferryhill, on the A167. The bypass on the A167 opened on the 20 June 2005 cutting the traffic down by up to 80% through Chilton.
Chilton is home to a primary school (Chilton Primary). There is also a Church, Post Office, a Public House, a Doctor, Dentist, Library, and several shop units serving the local community. There is a football ground and all night automatically lit basketball court. There is a regular bus service to Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Durham and Hartlepool, and points between.
Chilton was originally a mining town and called Chilton Buildings. The mine was located on the site of the current Chilton Primary School, with the miners living in Windlestone Colliery - a series of terraced houses named Albert Street, Arthur Street and Prospect Terrace.
A bypass now carries traffic around the village, West Chilton Terrace was cut in half, as were the allotments behind, to make way for this. A large amount of the social housing, all terraces, are to be demolished or restructured to provide a market place and to break up the long unbroken terraces. Schedules for demolishment currently exist.
The town has a thriving allotment community, serving over 200 allotments.
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