Pelton Fell

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

History
On the site of the current 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 with a significant number of council houses, and a small number of private houses were demolished for modern accommodation in a mix of social housing and private housing.

Location
Pelton Fell is situated in the north-west of County Durham, in close proximity of Chester-le-Street. It is the site of a former coal mine and a closed railway station primarily used to service both Pelton Fell and Pelton, a village at the opposite end of Station Lane, only a traces of either remain today.

Features
Primarily residential, it has a small village shop, a doctor's surgery, and a community centre called the Brockwell Centre. There is a bar at the far end of the village called The Moorings, which opened in April 2007. This is the area traditionally referred to as Hett Hills.

The Pelton Fell working men's club was closed and demolished in March 2008, several years after the Colliery Inn was closed and demolished. The small industrial estate Stella Gill was established 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 an area locally called "The Battery". On the Station Lane side is Pelton Fell Memorial Park, housing a war memorial, tennis courts, children's play area, and a bowling green.

Pelton Fell Football Club is situated at the rear of Park View and Battle Green, just off Station Lane.