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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described New Shildon like this:
New Shildon, eccl. dist. and vil., Auckland St Andrew and Heighington pars., Durham-dist., pop. 4210; vil., 3 miles SE. of Bishop Auckland; P.O., T.O.
New Shildon is now part of COUNTY DURHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how COUNTY DURHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about New Shildon itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of New Shildon in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25868
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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