is a town in
County Durham , in
England . It is situated to the south of
Bishop Auckland and the north of
Darlington .
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 .
Among its 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. The Locomotion website can be found on www.nrm.org.uk/locomotion/index.asp
Shildon was the birthplace of the writer
Sid Chaplin for whom the local library was named.
Local side
Shildon AFC compete in the Arngrove
Northern League Division One. In
November 2003 , they reached the
FA Cup First Round for the first time in 42 years. They were beaten 7-2 on the day by
Notts County . They have a very successful history in the
1930s which can be seen on their website http://www.shildonafc.co.uk
Shildon is around 2-3 miles from
Bishop Auckland , 10 from
Darlington , 21 from Durham, 30 from
Sunderland and 35 from
Newcastle-upon-Tyne .
- St. Johns C Of E (Aided) Primary School
- Sunnydale School (Secondary)
- Thornhill Primary School
- Timothy Hackworth Primary School
