Pelton Fell
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Chester-le-Street |
| Shire county | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER-LE-STREET |
| Postcode district | DH2 |
| Dial code | 0191 |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | North Durham |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| List of places: UK • England • County Durham | |
Pelton Fell is a village in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the north-west of Chester-le-Street centre. It was the site of a 19th and 20th century coal mine, although very few traces of the mine remain today.
The village is primarily residential, although it does have a small village shop, two doctor's surgeries, a Working men's club, and a small industrial estate. It also contains a Bar/Restaurant at the far end of the village and a hotel will open in early 2007. This is the area traditionally referred to as Hett Hills.
A substantial proportion of the village is made up of pre- and post- second world war council houses, many of which (particularly in the north of the village) have been bought under the right to buy scheme.
A council sponsored redevelopment of the village began in 2004, with significant number of council houses, and a small number of private houses, demolished to make way for more modern accommodation, which is to be a mix of social and private housing.
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Jack (John) Lines rose from a large family in Tennyson Avenue to become the chairman of Chester-le-street district council and a Justice of the Peace. He was proud of his roots in the 'Fell and was a keen spokesman for the 'ordinary folks'. He died in 1999.
