Elwick is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England.

But during the 20th and 21st centuries a decline in fertility rates and an improved life expectancy has changed the age structure of the population.

St Peters has aisled nave, chancel with north vestry and a south-west tower overlooking the porch.

The church commissioned a window depicting marriage, which was installed in February 2010 and designed by Alan Davis.

The village shop has been subsequently been refurbished by a local family and reopened as "Coopers of Elwick", not only offering groceries but now also incorporating a tea room.

Managed by the Parish Council and supported by grants, the village has been able to install a good variety of play equipment.

This has caused significant additional distance for villagers wanting to leave to the north or enter from the south in the A19.

There are also issues with the increasing amount if traffic using Elwick Road as a rat run to the A19.

[19] EON, the energy supplier, has put in place three wind turbines on the border of the parish.

[23] English Heritage have listed the disused, six-storey-high, brick Elwick windmill.

Built in the mid-19th century and grade two listed on 8 January 1980, this windmill has been protected and preserved as a piece of Elwick's history.

[26] Elwick's main resource is its fertile land, with many farms near by; and a windy climate supporting its wind turbines to produce electricity.