| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:town 
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                                | gptkbp:area | 5.7 km² 
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                                | gptkbp:country | gptkb:England 
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                                | gptkbp:dialCode | 01388 
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                                | gptkbp:distance | gptkb:Darlington gptkb:Bishop_Auckland
 
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                                | gptkbp:famousFor | railway heritage 
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                                | gptkbp:firstMentioned | circa 1120 
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                                | gptkbp:governingBody | gptkb:Shildon_Town_Council 
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                                | gptkbp:hasFootballClub | gptkb:Shildon_A.F.C. 
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                                | gptkbp:hasRailwayStation | gptkb:Shildon_railway_station 
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                                | gptkbp:historicalEvent | Shildon was a key site in the Stockton and Darlington Railway 
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                                | gptkbp:homeTo | gptkb:Locomotion_Museum 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:County_Durham 
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                                | gptkbp:nameOrigin | Old English 'sheltered valley' 
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                                | gptkbp:notablePerson | gptkb:Timothy_Hackworth gptkb:George_Allan
 John Wesley (preached in Shildon)
 
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                                | gptkbp:osGridReference | NZ2325 
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                                | gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency | gptkb:Bishop_Auckland 
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                                | gptkbp:population | approximately 9,976 (2011 census) 
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                                | gptkbp:postcodeDistrict | DL4 
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                                | gptkbp:region | North East England 
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                                | gptkbp:twinTown | gptkb:Roanne,_France 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:County_Durham gptkb:Locomotion,_Shildon
 gptkb:County_Durham_(UK)
 gptkb:Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Shildon 
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