St Peter's Church is a

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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 ...

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. The church is a

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History

In 1875, the parish was carved out of the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Stockton-on-Tees. The original church was built of wood and stone. The current church was built from 1880 to 1881, and is constructed from red brick with stone dressings. It was consecrated on 13 October 1881. The church was designated a

on 19 January 1951.

Present day

St Peter's Church is combined with All Saints Church, Hartburn to form the

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of Stockton St Peter in the

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. St Peter's stands in the liberal catholic

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of the

Notable clergy

* Mark Bonney, later Dean of Ely, served his curacy here. *

Ken Good Kenneth Raymond Good (born 1 November 1952) is a retired Church of Ireland (Anglican) Bishop who served as Bishop of Derry and Raphoe from 11 June 2002 - 31 May 2019. Early life and priestly ministry Born on 1 November 1952 and educated at Trin ...

, later Archdeacon of Richmond, served his curacy here. *

David Hawtin David Christopher Hawtin (born 7 June 1943) was the fourth Bishop of Repton from 1999 to 2006; and from then on an assistant bishop within the Diocese of Sheffield. Early life and education Hawtin was born on 7 June 1943. He was educated at Ke ...

, later Bishop of Repton * Nigel Stock, later Bishop of Stockport,

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, and Bishop at Lambeth, served his curacy here.

List of vicars

* 1875 to 1905: Henry Wodeman * 1959 to 1970: Wilfrid Widdas Tymms * 1970 to 1977: Tony Dumper, later Bishop of Dudley * 1977 to 1988:

Stephen Pedley Geoffrey Stephen Pedley (known as Stephen; born 13 September 1940) was the Bishop suffragan of Lancaster from 1998 until 2005. He was educated at Marlborough and Queens' College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1966 after a period of study at Ripon Colle ...

, later Bishop of Lancaster * 1989 to 2000: Alexander Whitehead * 2002 to 2015: Philip David Ashdown *from 2017: William Edward Braviner

References

External links

Church website

A Church Near You entry
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