Heighington
Heighington is a locality in Darlington, England. Heighington is situated nearby to the hamlet Redworth, as well as near the locality Houghton Bank.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Locomotion Museum and St Michael’s Church.
Locomotion Museum
Museum
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locomotion, previously known as Locomotion the National Railway Museum at Shildon, is a railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, England. The museum was renamed in 2017 when it became part of the Science Museum Group.
St Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: DabbyNorthmead, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Michael's Church is a Church of England parish church in Heighington, Darlington, County Durham. The church is a grade I listed building.
Shildon railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shildon is a railway station serving the town of Shildon in County Durham, England on the Tees Valley Line, between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton Aycliffe and Shildon.
Newton Aycliffe
Newton Aycliffe is one of the largest settlements in County Durham. It offers fewer activities and sights than other towns in the region, but it is easy to reach and worth a stop.
Shildon
Town
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Shildon is a town and civil parish in County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 9,976. The town has the Locomotion Museum, due to it having the first station, built in 1825, and locomotive works on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Shildon is situated 2½ miles north of Heighington.
Heighington
Village
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Heighington is a village in the borough of Darlington and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,395.
Heighington
- Type: Locality
- Location: Darlington, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.598° or 54° 35′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.6331° or 1° 37′ 59″ westElevation
531 feet (162 metres)Open location code
9C6WH9X8+5QGeoNames ID
7294805
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