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Chilton Lane
Chilton Lane in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Chilton Lane is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Chilton Lane is a village in County Durham, England, situated a short distance to the south-east of Ferryhill, and immediately to the south of Ferryhill Station. Nearby are Great Chilton, East Chilton, Chilton Grange and Little Chilton.
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Background
History
Chilton Lane was developed as a result of the growth of the railway community of Ferryhill Station and the mine of Little Chilton Colliery. The colliery at Little Chilton opened in the early 1840s. It was owned by John Evelyn Dennison, M. P. and Christopher Wilkinson. Initially housing was built to house the workforce of some 400. The coming of the Clarence and North Eastern Railway resulted in two terraces of house being built, known as Railway Rows, were built opposite the entrance to the colliery. Although the colliery had a limited life the village expanded with the sinking of Mainsforth Colliery. Chilton Lane was a commercial centre for the community, a Primitive Methodist Chapel and…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6733, -1.5294
Sources
- wikidata: Q5099238 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chilton Lane (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chilton Lane?
- Chilton Lane is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6733°, -1.5294°.