Whitton, County Durham

Whitton
Whitton
	Whitton Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ383228
Civil parish	Stillington and Whitton;
Unitary authority	Stockton-on-Tees;
Ceremonial county	Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode district	TS21
Police	Cleveland
Fire	Cleveland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Stockton North;
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°35′56″N 1°24′29″W / 54.599°N 1.408°W

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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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[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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