Shildon
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Shildon is a town and civil parish in County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 9,976. The town has the Locomotion Museum, due to it having the first , built in 1825, and locomotive works on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Shildon
- UK place.static_image_name
- Church Street, Shildon - geograph.org.uk - 2479415.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church Street
- UK place.population
- 9,976
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Shildon
- UK place.unitary_england
- County Durham
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- County Durham
- UK place.region
- North East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bishop Auckland
- UK place.post_town
- SHILDON
- UK place.postcode_district
- DL4
- UK place.postcode_area
- DL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01388
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NZ226263
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 225
- UK place.website
- https://shildon.gov.uk
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- History
- Salvation Army
- Second World War
- Railway heritage
- 19th century
- Engine works
- 20th century
- Railway works closure
- Coach house
- Brusselton incline
- National museum
- Politics
- Education
- Community and geography
- Parks and green spaces
- Town Square
- Distance to other places
- Sport
- Transport
- Rail
- Bus
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Shildon is a town and civil parish in County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 9,976. The town has the Locomotion Museum, due to it having the first , built in 1825, and locomotive works on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
== History == The name Shildon comes from the Old English word sceld, This translates as 'shelf shaped hill' or 'shield/refuge'. Another possibility is the Old English word scylfe meaning 'shelf' and the suffix dun meaning 'hill'. This refers to the town's location on a limestone escarpment.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shildon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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