Chilton Lane is situated a short distance to the south-east of
Ferryhill
Ferryhill is a town in County Durham, England, with an estimated population in 2018 of 9,362. The town grew in the 1900s around the coal mining industry. The last mine officially closed in 1968. It is located between the towns of Bishop Auckland ...
, and immediately to the south of
Ferryhill Station
Ferryhill Station is situated to the south east of Ferryhill, next to Chilton Lane and near the site of Ferryhill railway station
Ferryhill was a railway station located in Ferryhill in County Durham, Northeast England. It was located on wh ...
. Nearby are
Great Chilton,
East Chilton,
Chilton Grange and
Little Chilton.
History
Chilton Lane was developed as a result of the growth of the railway community of Ferryhill Station and the mine of Little Chilton Colliery. The colliery of Little Chilton opened in the early 1840s. It was owned by John Evelyn Dennison, M. P. and Christopher Wilkinson. Initially housing was built to house the workforce of some 400. The coming of the Clarence and North Eastern Railway resulted in two terraces of house being built, known as Railway Rows, were built opposite the entrance to the colliery. Although the colliery had a limited life the village expanded with the sinking of
Mainsforth Colliery
Mainsforth Colliery was situated between Ferryhill and the small hamlet of Mainsforth in County Durham, England, United Kingdom. It was adjacent to the former Ferryhill railway station in the Ferryhill Station area of the town.
Mainsforth Colliery ...
. Chilton Lane was a commercial centre for the community, a Primitive Methodist Chapel and Sunday School was built in 1862. A school was opened in 1878, together with a mission church of Saint Lukes Church, Ferryhill. Despite being designated as a Category D village in 1950, it continues to support a vibrant community.
External links
Edwardian postcard of Chilton Lane
Villages in County Durham
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