Shildon

Also known as Shildon, County Durham

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