Pittington is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 and civil parish 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

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. It is situated a few miles north-east of Durham

Durham

Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...

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Pittington is made up of the neighbouring settlements of Low Pittington and High Pittington. High Pittington, the larger of the two has extended to include the old settlement of Hallgarth

Hallgarth

Hallgarth is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the east of Durham, close to Pittington....

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The civil parish of Pittington includes both villages and the neighbouring village of Littletown

Littletown, County Durham

Littletown is a village in the parish of Pittington, County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the east of Durham. The village was previously the site of the Lambton colliery....

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External links

• Subterranea Britannica information on Pittington Station