Dipton, County Durham

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Pontop Pike transmission mast stands near Dipton
Pontop Pike transmission mast stands near Dipton

Dipton is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north-east of Consett and a short distance to the north-west of Annfield Plain.

The postal town of the village is Stanley and the area code is 01207.

The local village school is called Collierley Primary School. Very little housing development occurred in the 1980's but new housing estates have been built in the village over the last 10 years which in turn have sustained a younger generation of villagers.

It is close to the Pontop Pike transmission mast.

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Coordinates: 54°53′N 1°45′W