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, in

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, England, northwest of

Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees, often simply referred to as Stockton, is a market town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England. It is on the northern banks of the River Tees, part of the Teesside built-up area. The town had an estimated ...

Governance

Stillington is under the jurisdiction of Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council and is represented by Councillor Andrew Stephenson, who sits on the Council as member for the Western Parishes, which incorporates the neighbouring villages of

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, amongst others. Stillington is within the Stockton North parliamentary constituency, currently represented by

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MP. Stillington was for centuries governed as part of

and along with its neighbouring villages formed the sub-division of the ''Stockton Rural District'' under the administration of

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. Following the

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, which instituted wholesale changes to England's historic

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system, the ''Rural District'' was transferred into the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and placed under the authority of the newly created

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in 1974. In 1993 the

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recommended the abolition of County Cleveland, with the

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being re-established as the boundary between the ceremonial counties of Durham and

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. The changes came into effect on 1 April 1996. Stillington remains in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees but for ceremonial purposes is under the remit of the

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and considered to be a part of ceremonial County Durham, although the village is still served by the emergency services of the former county of Cleveland, namely

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and

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Economy

In 1866 Samuel Boston founded the Carlton Iron works after which 111 houses were built (prior to which there were only three) and Stillington was known as the village of Carlton Iron Works. In 1932 the original blast furnace was demolished but the company still exists and operates in Stillington under the name of Metabrasive. Stillington has a significant number of companies operating in the village given its size including Darchem Engineering (part of

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), Clarkes of Stillington (steel plates) and Bodycote Heat Treatments. There also exists a number of smaller nonindustrial businesses and facilities including Park Lane Shop and Post Office, Park Lane GP surgery, Stillington Workingmans club, The Royal Pub, a hairdressers and Cuthys Autos, a Car/Van / Motorbike repair garage.

Nature Reserve

Near the church in Stillington, there is a renovated piece of land, that used to be a slag heap, and later a waste dump. In 2004 it was turned into Stillington Forest Park and designated a Local Nature Reserve. It has two main ponds, one of which contains species of freshwater fish which is a popular angling spot. There is a wooded area towards the top of the hill, which has a pathway leading through it, and is a wildlife hotspot. The landscape is mainly grassland, with patches of woodland.

Wind Farm

In September 2010 a planning application for four wind turbines with a maximum height of 125m situated 1 km west of Stillington was submitted by

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. In December 2011 this application was granted.

Transport

In 1833 the

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was opened passing through Stillington and was used by the iron companies to transport their products as well as for passenger services. A station was built at Stillington in 1838 but it was demolished in 1965 following a fire. The Clarence Railway eventually became part of the

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and still exists today. The village was linked to Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough via the hourly X8 bus service which was operated by Stagecarriage, which provided the village with a direct link to

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, Stockton railway station, Stockton town centre, Teesside Park and Middlesbrough. However this was withdrawn in July 2019 when Stagecarriage ceased trading. One of the village's previous service was provided by

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, with certain journeys continuing onto

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via Stockton. This service was withdrawn in June 2014. Following the withdrawal of all Leven Valley services on 20 March 2015 route 84 was taken on by Stagecarriage. The village's current services are provided by Stagecoach with their 'Tees Flex' Demand Responsive Transport service. This allows residents to book a bus through a smartphone app or by calling a phone number. This started in early 2020 and is on a three year trial basis from the Tees Valley Combined Authority. This also allows residents to have a wider choice of destinations as the service runs to where the passenger selects on the app. Previously a bus service running to

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passed through the village, but this service was withdrawn in late 2012 following the cessation of subsidies provided by

Education

As of 2011 William Cassidi Church of England Aided Primary School had 204 pupils, aged 3–11. In 2008 Ofsted judged the school to be good and this rating was maintained in the 2011 interim inspection.

Religious sites

The parish church of St John the Divine was built in 1880.

References

External links

Stillington & Whitton Village Website

Stillington & Whitton Parish Council

William Cassidi Primary School

Stockton on Tees in the Tees Valley
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