Chilton Lane
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Chilton Lane is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the south-east of Ferryhill, and immediately to the south of Ferryhill Station. Nearby are Great Chilton, East Chilton, Chilton Grange and Little Chilton.
[edit] History
Chilton Lane was formerly known as Chilton Buildings, and seems to date from circa 1830, as mining homes for a new pit shaft. Chilton Buildings was first mapped circa 1840. The establishment, in the 1870s, of Chilton Colliery boosted the growth of the whole area. "Chilton Buildings" last appeared on a map in 1954, but by the mid 1960s the name had vanished.
