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Bishopton (other)
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, 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 (other) Bishopstone, a place name meaning 'Bishop's estate', may refer to: Places ;England *Bishopstone, Buckinghamshire *Bishopstone, East Sussex *Bishopstone, Herefordshire *Bishopstone, Salisbury, Wiltshire *Bishopstone, Swindon, Wiltshire People *Cyr ... [...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 October 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishopton Castle
Bishopton Castle was a medieval castle in Bishopton village, County Durham, England. The surviving motte is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Details Bishopton Castle was built by Roger de Conyers in 1143, in the village of 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 grounds that the fortification was a matter of necessity rather than cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Peter's Church, Bishopton
St Peter's Church is in the village of Bishopton, County Durham, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Stockton, the archdeaconry of Auckland, and the diocese of Durham. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History The church dates probably from the 13th century. In 1846–47 it was largely rebuilt by the Lancaster architects Sharpe and Paley, who also added the north aisle and the tower. Architecture St Peter's is constructed in sandstone, with some limestone in the chancel, and has green slate roofs. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave with a north aisle and a tower at its west end, and a two-bay chancel with an organ chamber to its north. The tower is in three stages and has a west door, diagonal buttresses, and a polygonal stair turret at the southwest corner. On its west side is a clock face, and the top stage contains two-light bell openings. The tower i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishopton, Renfrewshire
Bishopton (/bɪʃəptən/) ( sco, Bishoptoun; gd, Baile an Easbaig) is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is located around west of Erskine. History There was a Roman Fort at Bishopton which was discovered from aerial photographs in 1949. The fort is about 1 km (0.6 mi) west of the village. It overlooked the former ford at Dumbuck, on a flat-topped hill around above the river, allowing ready surveillance of the River Clyde. The fort at Whitemoss Farm may have been held initially from 140 to 155 A.D. Pottery with Antonine era date stamps was found at the site. The pottery and many other finds were catalogued at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow along with several coeval items like the distance slab of the Twentieth Legion from Old Kilpatrick. There was an earlier Roman fort on Barochan Hill, less than to the south-west towards Houston. Bishopton was originally in the ''Parish of Erskine''. The name of the village is reflected in a nearby house: ''Bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishopton Railway Station
Bishopton railway station serves the village of Bishopton in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is on the Inverclyde line, west of . It opened on 29 March 1841. The station is managed by ScotRail. Services Bishopton is served by five services per hour (off-peak, Mon-Sat): four to/from , and one to/from with five per hour in the other direction to and from Glasgow Central (three limited stop expresses and two all stops locals). Evenings see a halving of services to Gourock and a reduction to 3tph to Glasgow. On Sundays there are two trains per hour to Glasgow Central and hourly services to both Wemyss Bay and Gourock. The rolling stock used is predominantly Class 318 EMUs, Class 320 EMUs, Class 380 EMUs and Class 385 EMUs. ROF sidings There was a standard gauge link from the ROF railway line to the Inverclyde line. The factory had transfer sidings connected to both the up and down lines. The ROF line which was never electrified ran on to the transfer sidings a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an .... It also later produced cordite for the Royal Navy. The Ministry of Works (United Kingdom), Ministry of Works were responsible for the site. It was the biggest munitions factory the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), MOD had, with up to 20,000 workers. History The explosives factory opened between December 1940 and April 1941. It was one of three propellant factories built for the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), MOD. The others were ROF Wrexham and ROF Ranskill. Manufa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishopton (Church Hill, Maryland)
Bishopton is a historic home located at Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It is a -story, brick dwelling, three bays wide, and one room deep with a hall-parlor plan in the 18th century Tidewater Maryland/Virginia vernacular style It was built about 1711. The facades are laid in Flemish bond and the upper gables feature glazed chevron patterns. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ... in 1985. References External links *, including photo from 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust * Hall and parlor houses Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Queen Anne's County, Maryland Houses completed in 1730 Federal architecture in Maryland Historic American Buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishopston (other)
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Bishopston may refer to: Places ;England * Bishopston, Bristol, a suburb and ward of the city of Bristol ;Wales * Bishopston, Swansea, a village * Bishopston (Swansea ward), an electoral ward and community *Bishopston, also known as Bishton, a village in the City of Newport People *Edward Bishop, Baron Bishopston (1920–84), British politician See also * Bishopton (other) * Bishopstone (other) Bishopstone, a place name meaning 'Bishop's estate', may refer to: Places ;England *Bishopstone, Buckinghamshire *Bishopstone, East Sussex *Bishopstone, Herefordshire *Bishopstone, Salisbury, Wiltshire *Bishopstone, Swindon, Wiltshire People *Cyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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