Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Pittington within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Pittington, par., township, and ry. sta., Durham - par. (containing Shadforth and Sherburn), 6707 ac., pop. 6523; township, 2491 ac., pop. 2206; contains North Pittington, vil., 3½ miles NE. of Durham; P.O. Coal mines and limestone quarries are in the par. The church (restored 1855) is Early Norman.