Whitton, County Durham

Whitton
Whitton is located in County Durham
Whitton
Whitton
Location within County Durham
OS grid referenceNZ383228
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode districtTS21
PoliceCleveland
FireCleveland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
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UK
England
County Durham
54°35′56″N 1°24′29″W / 54.599°N 1.408°W / 54.599; -1.408

Whitton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stillington and Whitton, the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is situated to the north west of Stockton-on-Tees, near Stillington and Thorpe Thewles.

Landmarks

Approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the south of the village is Whitton Bridge Pasture, a 3.2-hectare (7.9-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest notable for its species-rich grassland.

Civil parish

Whitton was formerly a township in the parish of Grindon,[1] from 1866 Whitton was a civil parish in its own right,[2] on 1 April 1983 part of the parish of Stillington was merged with Whitton,[3] on 1 July 1983 the merged parish was renamed "Stillington & Whitton".[4] In 1961 the parish of Whitton (prior to the merge) had a population of 913.[5]

References

  1. ^ "History of Whitton, in Stockton on Tees and County Durham". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Whitton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Durham Western Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Central Cleveland Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Population statistics Whitton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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