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Pelton Fell is a village in County Durham, United Kingdom.

1. History

On the site of what is now Pelton Fell, the Miner's Institute was built in 1889 and later expanded in 1909. A Durham County Council-sponsored redevelopment of the village began in 2004. A significant number of council houses and a small number of private houses were demolished to make way for modern accommodation. A mix of social housing and private housing was built.

1. Location

Pelton Fell is situated in the north-west of County Durham, to the west of Chester-le-Street. It is the site of a former coal mine. A now-closed railway station used to service both Pelton Fell and nearby Pelton, a village at the northern end of Station Lane. Only traces of the coal mine and the railway station remain today.

1. Features

Pelton Fell is primarily residential. It has a small village shop, a doctor's surgery, and a community centre called the Brockwell Centre. There is a hotel at the far west end of the village called The Moorings, opened in April 2007, which also has a restaurant and bar. This area west of the village is traditionally referred to as Hett Hills, and there are several businesses in the area bearing this name. The Pelton Fell working men's club was closed and demolished in March 2008, several years after the Colliery Inn was also closed and demolished. The small industrial estate Stella Gill was established to the north of the village in the late 1980s and primarily provides start up premises for small businesses. A substantial portion of the village is made up of pre- and post-Second World War council housing, many of which (particularly in the north of the village) have been purchased under the Right to Buy scheme. The village is split into two sides by a wooded embankment locally called "The Battery", near which the Twizell Burn flows. On the Station Lane (northern) side is Pelton Fell Memorial Park, which includes a war memorial, tennis courts, children's play area, and a bowling green. Pelton Fell Football Club is situated just off Station Lane, on the opposite side to the Memorial Park.

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Pelton railway station

Pelton railway station served the village of Pelton, County Durham, England, from 1860 to 1955 on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.

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Newfield, Chester-le-Street

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Hermitage Academy, Chester-le-Street

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Roseberry College

Roseberry College and Sixth Form was a state-funded secondary school and sixth form in County Durham, England, founded in 1963 and closed in 2014. The final college Principal was Ann Bowen, who is also a geography textbook author for the examination board AQA. The school was housed on a very large single site with capacity for almost 1000 pupils in the Pelton, County Durham / Newfield, Chester-le-Street / Ouston, County Durham areas.

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