Dipton is a village located 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...

, 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 to the north-east of Consett

Consett

Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England, about southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is home to 27,394 .Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. In 1841, it was a village community of only 145, but it was about to become a boom town: below the ground was coking coal and...

, and a short distance to the north-west of Annfield Plain

Annfield Plain

Annfield Plain is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on a plateau between the towns of Stanley, to the north-east, and Consett, to the west. According to the 2001 census, Annfield Plain has a population of 3,569. Along with much of the surrounding area, Annfield Plain's...

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The postal town of the village is Stanley

Stanley, County Durham

Stanley is a former colliery town and civil parish in County Durham, England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, the town lies south west of Gateshead....

, and the area code is 01207

01207

The 01207 telephone area code covers almost the entire area formerly known as Derwentside in the county of Durham, England.The name of the primary town in the area code 01207 is Consett...

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The local village school is called Collierley Primary School. Very little housing development occurred in the 1980s, but new housing estates have been built in the village over the last 10 years, which in turn have sustained a younger generation of villagers. The Parish Church is dedicated to St John the Evangelist.

It is close to the Pontop Pike Television Transmitter

Pontop Pike Television Transmitter

The Pontop Pike transmitting station is a facility for telecommunications and broadcasting situated on a high hill of the same name, between Stanley and Consett, County Durham, near the village of Dipton, England. The mast is high, giving average antenna height of above sea level...

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External links

• UK Transmitters Pontop Pike
• Church
• Colliery
• Local History