Shildon

Summary

Shildon is a town^[1]. Shildon ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shildon is located in County Durham^[3].
• Shildon is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Shildon's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Shildon's instance of is recorded as civil parish^[6].
• Shildon's postal code is recorded as DL4^[7].
• Shildon's Commons category is recorded as Shildon^[8].
• Shildon's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[9].
• Shildon's local dialing code is recorded as 01388^[10].
• Shildon's OS grid reference is recorded as NZ226263^[11].
• Shildon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.63, 'lon': -1.65}^[12].
• Shildon's authority is recorded as Shildon Town Council^[13].
• Shildon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shildon^[14].
• Shildon has a population of {'amount': '+10049'}^[15].
• Shildon has a population of {'amount': '+10495'}^[16].
• Shildon has a population of {'amount': '+9976'}^[17].
• Shildon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Shildon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Shildon's historic county is recorded as County Durham^[20].

Body

Geography

Shildon is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Shildon is located in County Durham^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+10049'}^[15], {'amount': '+10495'}^[16], and {'amount': '+9976'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[5] and civil parish^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shildon include Shildon railway station^[21], a railway station^[22], in United Kingdom^[23].

Why It Matters

Shildon ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month).^[2] Shildon has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] Shildon is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for Shildon include Shildon railway station^[21], a railway station^[22], in United Kingdom^[23].