Cold Hesledon

Cold Hesledon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parishes of Murton and Dalton-le-Dale, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Murton. In 1961 the parish had a population of 997.^[1]

Cold Hesledon
Dalton Pumping Station
Cold Hesledon Location within County Durham
Civil parish	Murton Dalton-le-Dale
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SEAHAM
Postcode district	SR7
Dialling code	0191
List of places UK England County Durham 54°49′1″N 1°21′50″W

Dalton Old Pump House

Within the village is a large Victorian, Gothic Revival former Water pumping station, designed by Thomas Hawksley for the Sunderland and South Shields Water Company.^[2] The engine house contains a pair of 72" single-acting non-rotative Cornish beam engines by Davy Bros of Sheffield, dating from the 1870s when the complex was built.

In 2020 planning permission was granted for its conversion into a wedding venue, bride shop and commercial offices,^[3] and in 2022 Dalton Old Pump House opened for business.^[4] The twin engines and surviving buildings have been preserved and restored: wedding ceremonies are conducted in the Engine Room, the Boiler Room is used for wedding receptions and other events, and the former coal store contains offices."The Venue". Dalton Old Pump House. Retrieved 1 May 2025.

Other notable landmarks

Nearby is Dalden Tower, a ruined tower house.

Civil parish

Cold Hesledon was formerly a township in the parish of Dalton-le-Dale,^[5] from 1866 Cold Hesledon was a civil parish in its own right,^[6] on 1 April 1983 the parish was abolished and merged with Dalton-le-Dale, Hawthorn and Murton.^[7]