Bishopton, County Durham Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:bluebellu.jpg
Static Image Caption:The Blue Bell pub
Coordinates:54.5853°N -1.4372°W
Official Name:Bishopton
Population:366
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Unitary England:Darlington
Lieutenancy England:County Durham
Region:North East England
Constituency Westminster:Sedgefield
Post Town:STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode District:TS21
Postcode Area:TS
Dial Code:01740
Os Grid Reference:NZ365212

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

See main article: Bishopton Castle. 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, dates back to at least the 12th century, with a licence to crenellate having been granted in 1143 during the time of The Anarchy.

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.[2] In October 2006, Ofsted judged the school to be good and this rating was maintained in the June 2010 interim inspection.[3] In August 2011 the school reopened as an Academy.[4] As of September 2007, the school has been in a federation with Heighington CE Primary School.[5] [6]

Religious sites

See main article: St Peter's Church, Bishopton. 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. English Heritage has designated the church, as a Grade II listed building.

Sport

South of the village there is a lake which was a former gravel pit[7] and is now used as a windsurfing centre.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish population 2011. 25 July 2015. 26 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150726004646/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120789&c=TS21+1EX&d=16&e=62&g=6377761&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1437835715406&enc=1. dead.
  2. Web site: Department of Education School Statistics . 20 September 2012.
  3. Web site: Ofsted Inspection Report . 11 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502010020/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/114233 . 2 May 2014 . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Department of Education School Statistics . 20 September 2012.
  5. Web site: Heighington CE Primary School . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627072650/http://www.br-and-h.ik.org/p_Heighington_CE_Primary_School_-_About_Us.ikml . 27 June 2013 . dmy .
  6. Web site: The Federation of Bishopton, Redmarshall and Heighington CE Primary Schools . Darlington Borough Council.
  7. Web site: Bishopton Windsurfing Centre . 20 September 2012.
  8. Web site: Bishopton Lake . 20 September 2012 .

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