Shildon is a town and civil parish in County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 9,976. It is situated 2mi south east of Bishop Auckland, 11mi north of Darlington, 13mi from Durham, 23mi from Sunderland and 30mi from Newcastle upon Tyne. Shildon is part of the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency, which has been represented since 2005 by Helen Goodman MP for the Labour Party.
