Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CHILTON

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.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Chilton Parish       Merrington Parish       County Durham Ancient County
Place: Chilton

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