Bishopton, County Durham

Bishopton
Bishopton
	The Blue Bell pub
	Bishopton Location within County Durham
Population	366 (2011)
OS grid reference	NZ365212
Unitary authority	Darlington;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode district	TS21
Dialling code	01740
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Sedgefield;
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°35′07″N 1°26′14″W / 54.585278°N 1.437222°W

Bishopton is a village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the west of Stockton-on-Tees. It originated as a farming community with rows of cottages and several farms forming a long wide village street, with an adjacent green. St Peter's Church stands at the centre of the village. The hamlet of Little Stainton and the town of Great Stainton were formerly part of the parish of Bishopton.

Castle Hill

The earthworks of a motte-and-bailey fortification known as Castle Hill are situated 400m south of the village and west of Bishopton Beck which flows west of the town. The fortification, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument,^[2] dates back to at least the 12th century, with a licence to crenellate having been granted in 1143 during the time of The Anarchy.^{[citation needed]}

Education

As of 2011 Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School, which is situated in the north-west of the village, had 106 pupils, aged 4–11.^[3] In October 2006, Ofsted judged the school to be good and this rating was maintained in the June 2010 interim inspection.^[4] In August 2011 the school reopened as an Academy.^[5] As of September 2007, the school has been in a federation with Heighington CE Primary School.^[6]^[7]

Demographics

Religious sites

St Peter's Church, Bishopton, is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Stockton, the archdeaconry of Auckland, and the diocese of Durham.^[8] English Heritage has designated the church, as a Grade II listed building.^[9]

Sport

South of the village there is a lake which was a former gravel pit^[10] and is now used as a windsurfing centre.^[11]

Gallery

St Peters Church
Bishopton/Redmarshall CofE Primary School
The village hall
The local garage
The Talbot
The Great War Memorial
The bus stop, near to the church
The bus stop bench and sign

References

^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ Historic England. "Motte and Bailey Castle, Bishopton (1008668)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
^ "Department of Education School Statistics". Retrieved 20 September 2012.
^ "Ofsted Inspection Report". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
^ "Department of Education School Statistics". Retrieved 20 September 2012.
^ "Heighington CE Primary School". Archived from the original on 27 June 2013.
^ "The Federation of Bishopton, Redmarshall and Heighington CE Primary Schools". Darlington Borough Council.
^ St Peter, Bishopton, Church of England, retrieved 21 June 2010
^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter, Bishopton (1185897)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ "Bishopton Windsurfing Centre". Retrieved 20 September 2012.
^ "Bishopton Lake". Retrieved 20 September 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

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[1] "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[2] Historic England. "Motte and Bailey Castle, Bishopton (1008668)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 September 2012.

[doe-3] "Department of Education School Statistics". Retrieved 20 September 2012.

[4] "Ofsted Inspection Report". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

[5] "Department of Education School Statistics". Retrieved 20 September 2012.

[6] "Heighington CE Primary School". Archived from the original on 27 June 2013.

[7] "The Federation of Bishopton, Redmarshall and Heighington CE Primary Schools". Darlington Borough Council.

[8] St Peter, Bishopton, Church of England, retrieved 21 June 2010

[images-9] Historic England. "Church of St Peter, Bishopton (1185897)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

[10] "Bishopton Windsurfing Centre". Retrieved 20 September 2012.

[11] "Bishopton Lake". Retrieved 20 September 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

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v t e Civil parishes in County Durham
including Stockton-on-Tees (north of the river)
Darlington	Parishes Archdeacon Newton Barmpton Bishopton Brafferton Coatham Mundeville Denton East and West Newbiggin Great Burdon Great Stainton Heighington High Coniscliffe Houghton le Side Hurworth Killerby Little Stainton Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent Middleton St. George Morton Palms Neasham Piercebridge Sadberge Summerhouse Walworth Whessoe Unparished areas The former Darlington County Borough
County Durham	Towns Barnard Castle Bishop Auckland Chilton Ferryhill Great Aycliffe Greater Willington Peterlee Seaham Sedgefield Shildon Spennymoor Stanley Tow Law Parishes Barforth Barningham Bearpark Belmont Bishop Middleham Bolam Boldron Bournmoor Bowes Bradbury and the Isle Brancepeth Brandon and Byshottles Brignall Burnhope Cassop-cum-Quarrington Castle Eden City of Durham Cleatlam Cockfield Cornforth Cornsay Cotherstone Coxhoe Croxdale and Hett Dalton-le-Dale Dene Valley Easington Colliery Easington Village Edmondbyers Edmondsley Eggleston Egglestone Abbey Eldon Esh Etherley Evenwood and Barony Fishburn Forest and Frith Framwellgate Moor Gainford Gilmonby Great Lumley Greencroft Hamsterley Hamsterley Common Haswell Hawthorn Headlam Healeyfield Hedleyhope Hilton Holwick Hope Horden Hunderthwaite Hunstanworth Hutton Henry and Station Town Hutton Magna Ingleton Kelloe Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Lanchester Langleydale and Shotton Langton Lartington Little Lumley Lunedale Lynesack and Softley Marwood Mickleton Middleton in Teesdale Middridge Monk Hesleden Mordon Morton Tinmouth Muggleswick Murton Nesbitt Newbiggin North Lodge Ouston Ovington Pelton Pittington Raby with Keverstone Rokeby Romaldkirk Sacriston Satley Scargill Seaton with Slingley Shadforth Sheraton with Hulam Sherburn Village Shincliffe Shotton South Bedburn South Hetton Staindrop Stanhope Startforth Streatlam and Stainton Thornley Toft Hill Trimdon Trimdon Foundry Urpeth Waldridge Wackerfield Weather Hill Wood West Auckland West Rainton and Leamside Westwick Wheatley Hill Whorlton Windlestone Wingate Winston Witton Gilbert Witton-le-Wear Wolsingham Wolsingham Park Moor Woodland Wycliffe with Thorpe Unparished areas The former Chester le Street Urban District Consett Parts of the former Durham Municipal Borough Parts of the former Bishop Auckland Urban District Crook and Willington Urban District Stanley Urban District
Hartlepool	Towns Headland Parishes Brierton Claxton Dalton Piercy Elwick Greatham Hart Newton Bewley Wynyard Unparished areas Part of the former Hartlepool County Borough
Stockton-on-Tees	Towns Billingham Parishes Aislaby Carlton Egglescliffe Elton Grindon and Thorpe Thewles Longnewton Newsham Preston-on-Tees Redmarshall Stillington and Whitton Wolviston Wynyard Unparished areas Part of the former Teesside County Borough
For further information about the above parishes, see List of civil parishes in County Durham. For the part of Stockton-on-Tees (borough) south of the River Tees, see List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire.