English Heritage sites near Bishopton Parish
PIERCEBRIDGE ROMAN BRIDGE
10 miles from Bishopton Parish
Stonework foundations, now marooned in a field, of a bridge which once led to Piercebridge Roman Fort.
AUCKLAND CASTLE DEER HOUSE
11 miles from Bishopton Parish
A charming Gothic Revival 'eyecatcher' built in 1760 in the park of the Bishops of Durham. It provided deer with shelter and food, and had grounds for picnics and rooms for enjoying the view.
STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS
13 miles from Bishopton Parish
An excavated section, part cut into rock, of the ramparts of the huge Iron Age trading and power-centre of the Brigantes, the most important tribe in pre- Roman northern Britain.
MOUNT GRACE PRIORY, HOUSE AND GARDENS
15 miles from Bishopton Parish
Set amid woodland in North Yorkshire, this unusual monastery is the best preserved Carthusian priory in Britain. Mount Grace Priory is the perfect tourist attraction for a relaxing and peaceful day out. Discover how the monks lived 600 years in the reconstructed monk’s cell and herb plot.
GISBOROUGH PRIORY
16 miles from Bishopton Parish
The ruins of an Augustinian priory founded by the Bruce family, afterwards Kings of Scotland. They are dominated by the dramatic skeleton of the 14th-century church's east end.
FINCHALE PRIORY
16 miles from Bishopton Parish
The very extensive remains of a 13th-century priory, founded on the site of a retired pirate's hermitage. Part of it later served as a holiday retreat for the monks of Durham Cathedral.
Churches in Bishopton Parish
St Peter
High Street
Bishopton
Darlington
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The mediaeval structure of the church was substantially rebuilt in 1846-7 and is listed grade II. A previous vicar of Bishopton, John Wilson, was father to Leonard Wilson, Bishop of Singapore and wartime internee. Leonard Wilson's ashes together with many other members of the family are interred in the churchyard. The church enjoys strong links with the primary school in the village.
St Peter’s is part of a group of five churches now working together as a single parish. The group also includes All Saints Great Stainton, St Cuthbert Redmarshall, St John the Divine Stillington, and St James Grindon, all within Stockton deanery.