Bishopton, County Durham

Bishopton
The Blue Bell pub
Bishopton is located in County Durham
Bishopton
Bishopton
Location within County Durham
Population366 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ365212
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode districtTS21
Dialling code01740
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°35′07″N 1°26′14″W / 54.585278°N 1.437222°W / 54.585278; -1.437222

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.

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