Pelton Fell is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the north-west of Chester-le-Street. It was the site of a 19th orologi replica and 20th century coal mine (1835 - 1964) and a small rail station primarily used to service both Pelton Fell and [Pelton] a village at the opposite end of Station Lane, although very few traces of either remain today, except in some of the street names. The old railway line forms part of the Coast to Coast route commencing in Sunderland up to Consett and further west.
Primarily residential, there have been significant changes in recent years most notably a local Council sponsored redevelopment of the Whitehill Crescent/Poets' estate part of the village began in 2004 when a signifcant number of council houses and others were demolished to make way for more modern housing accommodation which was a mix of social and provate housing. That development was completed in 2015.
In addition, there is alongside the B6313 (Craghead Road): local post office/village shop; a fast food shop; the surgeries of two doctor's practices; a pharmacy and the community centre called the Brockwell Centre. Along the road, just outside the residential area at the far end of the village, is a Bar/Restaurant called The Moorings, with an attached hotel opened in April 2007. This is the area traditionally referred to as Hett Hills.
A substantial proportion of the village is made up of pre- and post- Second World War council houses, many of which (particularly in the north of the village) have been bought under the right to buy scheme.
The village is split into two sides by an area locally called 'The Battery'. Pelton fell side (north side) and Station lane side where the beautiful War Memorial Park park is located with the War Memorial, tennis courts, children's play area and a bowling green (home to the Pelton Fell War Memorial Park Bowling Club). A Commemoration Service is held there every Remembrance Sunday.
Pelton Fell Football club play home games on the football pitches situated at the rear of Park View and Battle Green just off Station Lane.
Adjacent to the park, on Station Lane, the Miner's Institute was built in 1889 and later expanded in 1909 to cope with the rise in population. The institute was used for many social activities and local clubs up until the 1990s when it fell derelict and destroyed later by fire. There are now 4 newly built detached houses on the site.
Several years after the Colliery Inn was closed and demolished the same happened to the Pelton Fell Working Men's Club in March 2008. They have been replaced by housing.
A small industrial estate called Stella Gill was established in the late 1980s and primarily provides start up premises for small disfraces cosplay businesses.