Eldon
Eldon is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles south-west of Bishop Auckland, a short distance from Shildon. It gives its name to the peerage of the Earls of Eldon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 371 residents
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Eldon, County Durham”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mark and Shildon Tunnel.
Shildon Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Shildon Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Tees Valley line between Shildon, and Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. Although designed to have two tracks, the line is single-track through the tunnel and on to Bishop Auckland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coundon Grange and Eldon Lane.
Coundon Grange
Village
Coundon Grange is a village in the civil parish of Dene Valley, in County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland. In the 2001 census Coundon Grange had a population of 235.
Eldon Lane
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Eldon Lane is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles south-west of Bishop Auckland, a short distance from Shildon. In 2021 it had a population of 998.
Old Eldon
Hamlet
Old Eldon is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Bishop Auckland.
Eldon
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Eldon, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.64417° or 54° 38′ 39″ northLongitude
-1.63995° or 1° 38′ 24″ westPopulation
371Elevation
341 feet (104 metres)Open location code
9C6WJ9V6+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 433876626OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12263641Wikidata ID
Q663462
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Eldon” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eldon Community Centre and Eldon Lane Mobile Service Post Office.
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