Chilton Lane is a village in County Durham

County Durham

County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...

, in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is situated a short distance to the south-east of Ferryhill

Ferryhill

Ferryhill is a town in south-central County Durham, England with a population of around 11,651 people, making it the 8th biggest town in the County. It is in the Durham County Unitary area...

, and immediately to the south of Ferryhill Station

Ferryhill Station

Ferryhill Station is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south east of Ferryhill, next to Chilton Lane, a few miles south of Durham. The former Durham cricketer Bob Cole was born in the village.-External links:...

. Nearby are Great Chilton

Great Chilton

Great Chilton is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland, near Chilton....

, East Chilton, Chilton Grange and Little Chilton.

History

Chilton Lane was formerly known as Chilton Buildings, and seems to date from circa 1830, as mining homes for a new pit shaft. Chilton Buildings was first mapped circa 1840. The establishment, in the 1870s, of Chilton Colliery boosted the growth of the whole area. "Chilton Buildings" last appeared on a map in 1954, but by the mid 1960s the name had vanished.

External links

• Edwardian postcard of Chilton Lane