Elton is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the borough of

Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees Val ...

and

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County Durham County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...

, England. It is situated a short distance to the west of

. ''St. John's Church'' is located in Elton. It is a Grade II listed building, and was built around 900 years ago. A public house called ''The Sutton Arms'' has been in Elton for 122 years, but closed in 2021 following the retirement of its owners. It is currently under new ownership but there is no news on a potential time for its reopening.

Population

The population of Elton as shown in the 2011 Census was 324.

Demographics

References

External links

*http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=4195 Villages in County Durham Borough of Stockton-on-Tees Places in the Tees Valley {{Stockton-geo-stub