Pelton

Pelton is a village and electoral ward in , in . The population of the village and ward taken at the 2011 census was 8,250. It is located about two miles to the northwest of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 5,370 residents
  • Description: village in County Durham, England, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Pelton, County Durham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pelton Fell Cenotaph and memorial gates and Beamish Museum.

Memorial
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Museum
Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
is an open-air museum located in , England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects. is situated 2 miles northwest of Pelton.

Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newfield and Perkinsville.

Village
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in County Durham, England. It lies west of the town of , and falls partly within the civil parish of Pelton. In 2021 it had a population of 1529.

Village
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , in . It is situated immediately to the north of Pelton and north-west of . There are a few shops including a convenience store, a fish and chip shop and a Beauty Salon.

Village
is a village in , England. It is situated a short distance from and , near the border with . The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 3,630.

Pelton

Latitude
54.8715° or 54° 52′ 17″ north
Longitude
-1.61251° or 1° 36′ 45″ west
Population
5,370
Elevation
285 feet (87 metres)
Open location code
9C6WV9CP+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29277810
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640511
Wiki­data ID
Q7161759
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Satellite Map

Discover Pelton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Pelton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلتون”
  • Basque: “Pelton (Durham konderria)”
  • Basque: “Pelton”
  • Bengali: “পেল্টন”
  • Cebuano: “Pelton”
  • Chinese: “佩尔顿”
  • Chinese: “佩爾頓”
  • Dutch: “Pelton, County Durham”
  • French: “Pelton”
  • German: “Pelton”
  • Gujarati: “પેલ્ટન”
  • Irish: “Pelton”
  • Japanese: “ぺルトン”
  • Kannada: “ಪೆಲ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “펠턴”
  • Lithuanian: “Peltonas”
  • Polish: “Pelton (Durham)”
  • Polish: “Pelton”
  • Portuguese: “Pelton”
  • Russian: “Пелтон”
  • Silesian: “Pelton”
  • Spanish: “Pelton”
  • Swedish: “Pelton, Durham”
  • Swedish: “Pelton”
  • Tamil: “பெல்டன்”
  • Telugu: “పెల్టన్”
  • Urdu: “پیلٹن”
  • Welsh: “Pelton, Swydd Durham”
  • “Pelton”

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