Bishopton is a village in the borough of

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

and the

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, England. It is situated to the west of

Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees Val ...

. 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

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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

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, dates back to at least the 12th century, with a licence to

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having been granted in 1143 during the time of

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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. In October 2006, Ofsted judged the school to be good and this rating was maintained in the June 2010 interim inspection. In August 2011 the school reopened as an

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. As of September 2007, the school has been in a federation with

Heighington CE Primary School Heighington CE Primary School is a Church of England primary school with Academy (English school), academy status located in the village of Heighington, County Durham, Heighington, near Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. As of 2016 it educated 279 ...

Demographics

Religious sites

St Peter's Church, Bishopton, is an active

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in the deanery of Stockton, the archdeaconry of Auckland, and the

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. English Heritage has designated the church, as a Grade II

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Sport

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

Gallery

Image:St_Peter's_Church,_Bishopton.jpg, St Peters Church File:Bishopton school 2006.jpg, Bishopton/Redmarshall CofE Primary School Image:Bishopton village hall.jpg, The village hall File:The garage in Bishopton (2006).jpg, The local garage File:The Talbot, Bishopton.jpg, The Talbot Image:Bishopton War Memorial, County Durham (2006).jpg, The Great War Memorial Image:busstp.jpg, The bus stop, near to the church File:Bishopton bench and sign.jpg, The bus stop bench and sign

References

External links

Bishopton Village Website

An england.net site

Village Hall

History

Villages in County Durham Places in the Borough of Darlington Places in the Tees Valley {{Durham-geo-stub