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Shildon, Cradle Of The Railways, is a town in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south of Bishop Auckland and the north of Darlington. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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County Durham is a county in north-east England. ...
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County Durham is a county in north-east England. ...
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County Durham is a county in north-east England. ...
Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004...
Location within the British Isles Bishop Auckland is a market town in County Durham in North East England. ...
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The town grew considerably when the Stockton and Darlington Railway established its workshops there in 1826. The company owned much of the land and the population grew to around 9000, with, in addition, a church being built. It is served by Shildon railway station. The Stockton and Darlington railway (S&DR), which opened in 1825, was the first railway to use steam locomotives and carry passengers. ...
Shildon railway works began in 1826 in the town of Shildon in County Durham, in England Shildon was the terminus of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, when it opened in 1825. ...
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Shildon railway station serves the town of Shildon in County Durham, England. ...
Among its many attractions is the Shildon Locomotion Museum (which opened in September 2004), helping mark its connections with the early years of the railway industry, notably through the efforts of Timothy Hackworth. Daniel Adamson, Hackworth's apprentice and a renowned engineer in his own right, was born in Shildon. Outside the main building at Locomotion, Shildon, County Durham The Locomotion Museum is part of the National Museum of Science and History (NMSI). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Timothy Hackworth (December 22, 1786 – July 7, 1850) was a steam locomotive mechanical engineer who lived in Shildon, County Durham, England and worked with George Stephenson on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. ...
Daniel Adamson (30 April 1820 – 13 January 1890) was a notable English engineer who became a successful manufacturer of boilers and was the driving force behind the inception of the Manchester Ship Canal project during the 1880s. ...
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Shildon was the birthplace of the writer, Sid Chaplin for whom the local library was named. Sid Chaplin (1916 - 1986) was born at 23 Bolckow Street, Shildon, and worked as a miner until 1946. ...
Local side Shildon AFC competed in the Arngrove Northern League Division One. In November 2003, they reached the FA Cup First Round for the first time in 42 years. Unfortunatley, however, they were beaten 7-2 on the day by Notts County. They have a very successful history in the 1930s of which can be seen on their website shildonafc.co.uk Northern League can mean: Northern League (baseball) for minor league baseball in the United States and Canada Northern League (football) (Albany Northern League) for the association football league in North East England Northern League (ice hockey) which existed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Britain. ...
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Shildon is around 2-3 miles from Bishop Auckland, 10 from Darlington, 21 from Durham, 30 from Sunderland and 35 from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Location within the British Isles Bishop Auckland is a market town in County Durham in North East England. ...
This article discusses Darlington, England. ...
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The Town has a thriving forum for discussion about the Town and wider topics of interest.
Education
- St. Johns C Of E (Aided) Primary School
- Sunnydale School (Secondary), to become Sunnydale Community College for Maths & Computing in September 2006
- Thornhill Primary School
- Timothy Hackworth Primary School
External links - Shildon Town Counil
- Official Website of Shildon AFC Ltd
- Shildon Town Crier
- Sunnydale School
- Shildon Forum
- Locomotion
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