Stanwick St John

Stanwick St John
Church of St John the Baptist, Stanwick St John
Stanwick St John is located in North Yorkshire
Stanwick St John
Stanwick St John
Location within North Yorkshire
Population143 (2011)[1]
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRichmond
Postcode districtDL11
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
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England
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54°30′20″N 1°42′24″W / 54.505659°N 1.706614°W / 54.505659; -1.706614
Church of St John the Baptist set within its ancient circular churchyard
Remains of a 9th-century cross-shaft, now located in the church tower
Probable remains of a cross-shaft, located in the churchyard
One of at least two pre-Norman carved stones re-set into the exterior walls of the church
Carved and coloured stones re-set into the interior entrance walls of the church

Stanwick St John is a village, civil parish, former manor and ecclesiastical parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, (formerly "North Riding" of Yorkshire), England. It is situated between the towns of Darlington and Richmond, close to Scotch Corner and the remains of the Roman fort and bridge at Piercebridge.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 August 2015.