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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eldon like this:
ELDON, a township in Auckland-St. Andrew parish, Durham; near the Clarence railway, 3½ miles SE by E of Bishop Auckland. Acres, 1, 540. Real property, £6, 088; of which £4, 893 are in mines. Pop., 311. Houses, 65. It gives the title of Earl to the family of Scott.
Eldon 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 Eldon itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eldon in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4194
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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