In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chilton like this:
CHILTON, a township in Merrington parish, Durham; adjacent to the Weardale railway, 6½ miles E of Bishop-Auckland. Acres, 2, 339. Pop., 1, 456. Houses, 276.
Chilton through time
Chilton is now part of Sedgefield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sedgefield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chilton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chilton, in Sedgefield and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6135
Date accessed: 21st October 2024
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