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Bishopton (Warwickshire)
Bishopton can refer to the following places: ;Canada * Bishopton, Quebec, a former village now part of the municipality of Dudswell ;England * Bishopton, County Durham, a village in the borough of Darlington ** Bishopton Castle, a mediaeval castle in Bishopton, County Durham ** St Peter's Church, Bishopton, County Durham * Bishopton, Warwickshire ;Scotland * Bishopton, Renfrewshire, a village ** Bishopton railway station, Renfrewshire ** ROF Bishopton The Royal Ordnance Factory was a WW2 Ministry of Supply Explosive Factory. It is sited adjacent to the village of Bishopton in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The factory was built to manufacture the propellant cordite for the British Army and the Roy ..., a former explosives factory at Bishopton, Renfrewshire * Bishopton, Wigtownshire ;United States * Bishopton (Church Hill, Maryland), a historic home located at Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Maryland See also * Bishopston (other) * Bishopstone (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishopton, County Durham
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 village of Great Stainton were formerly part of the parish of Bishopton. Castle Hill The earthworks of a motte-and-bailey fortification known as Castle Hill are situated 400m south of the village and west of Bishopton Beck which flows west of the village. The fortification, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, dates back to at least the 12th century, with a licence to crenellate having been granted in 1143 during the time of The Anarchy. 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. In Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishopton Castle
Bishopton Castle was a medieval castle in Bishopton, County Durham, Bishopton village, County Durham, England. The surviving motte is a Scheduled monument, Scheduled Ancient Monument. Details Bishopton Castle was built by Roger de Conyers in 1143, in the village of Bishopton, County Durham, Bishopton, near to the town of Darlington. Constructed in a motte-and-bailey design, the castle had two baileys, rather than the usual one, and originally had two large enclosures beyond the baileys. In the 12th century it was surrounded by a low artificial lake, fed by the brook to the west, and could only be accessed by causeways. De Conyers built the castle during a dispute with William Cumin, who laid claim to be the Bishop of Durham; de Conyers supported Cumin's rival, William of St. Barbara. Historian Lise Hull believes that the licence to crenellate given to de Conyers for his castle may be the first recorded instance of this in England, but Philip Davis rejects the licence on the grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
