Bishopton, County Durham
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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.
Castle Hill
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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.[2] In October 2006, Ofsted judged the school to be good and this rating was maintained in the June 2010 interim inspection.[3] In August 2011 the school reopened as an Academy.[4] As of September 2007, the school has been in a federation with Heighington CE Primary School.[5][6]
Demographics
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Religious sites
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Sport
South of the village there is a lake which was a former gravel pit[9] and is now used as a windsurfing centre.[10]
Gallery
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Bishopton/Redmarshall CofE Primary School
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The village hall
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The local garage
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The Talbot
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The Great War Memorial
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The bus stop, near to the church
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The bus stop bench and sign
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References
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