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Football
Chilton Moor, Football Ground
54.839861, -1.499476
Chilton Moor, Fencehouses
Opened:
c1930s
Closed:
c1950s
Redeveloped
Condition:
Home Teams/Clubs:
Last Updated:
8 May 2024
Chilton Moor FC (?), Chilton Athletic (?), Bankhead Wanderers (?)
HER Description
NEHL - A football ground stood adjacent to Avon Crescent between Chilton Moor and High Dubmire in the 1940s as per aerial imagery from 1948.
It almost certainly stood here in the 1930s, however it is not illustrated on Ordnance Survey maps at this time. It is likely the ground was used by Chilton Moor FC or Chilton Athletic, who played in local tournaments like the Durham Challenge Cup against teams like Waterhouses and Belmont.
The ground seems to have closed by the 1960s and is apparent on Ordnance Survey maps. Therefore the ground may have been used by Bankhead Wanderers.
Ordnance Survey, 1966
Historic England Archive (RAF photography) Historic England Photograph: raf_cpe_uk_2473_v_5028 flown 09/03/1948 (9 March 1948)
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