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