In England , a township (Latin: villa ) is a local division or district of a large parish containing a village or small town usually having its own church. A township may or may not be coterminous with a chapelry , manor , or any other minor area of local administration.
19-433: Stillington could be Stillington, County Durham , England Stillington, North Yorkshire , England Robert Stillington , Bishop of Bath and Wells and Lord Chancellor of England. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Stillington . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
38-506: A civil parish was any place in respect of which a rate could lawfully be levied. Most townships disappeared before 1866 either being included into adjacent civil parishes or gaining their own separate civil parish status. The use of the term 'township' persisted and has recently been revived as a name for subdivisions of boroughs in northern England. For example, the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale has township committees , and
57-497: A bus through a smartphone app or by calling a phone number. This started in early 2020 and is on a three year trial basis from the Tees Valley Combined Authority. This also allows residents to have a wider choice of destinations as the service runs to where the passenger selects on the app. Previously a bus service running to Darlington passed through the village, but this service was withdrawn in late 2012 following
76-415: Is a renovated piece of land, that used to be a slag heap, and later a waste dump. In 2004 it was turned into Stillington Forest Park and designated a Local Nature Reserve . It has two main ponds, one of which contains species of freshwater fish which is a popular angling spot. There is a wooded area towards the top of the hill, which has a pathway leading through it, and is a wildlife hotspot. The landscape
95-583: Is a village and former civil parish , now in the parish of Stillington and Whitton , in the Stockton-on-Tees district, in the ceremonial county of Durham , England, northwest of Stockton-on-Tees . Stillington is under the jurisdiction of Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council and is represented by Councillor Andrew Stephenson, who sits on the Council as member for the Western Parishes, which incorporates
114-500: Is mainly grassland, with patches of woodland. In September 2010 a planning application for four wind turbines with a maximum height of 125m situated 1 km west of Stillington was submitted by Banks Group . In December 2011 this application was granted. In 1833 the Clarence Railway was opened passing through Stillington and was used by the iron companies to transport their products as well as for passenger services. A station
133-534: Is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield Attercliffe parliamentary constituency . The area is often referred to as Mosborough Townships, but this usage does not have any administrative significance. In Shropshire, the name of Ruyton-XI-Towns preserves the memory only of medieval townships, eleven of which had been united under one manor; in Herefordshire , Bromyard still has areas referred to by
152-638: The Local Government Act 1972 , which instituted wholesale changes to England's historic county system, the Rural District was transferred into the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and placed under the authority of the newly created County of Cleveland in 1974. In 1993 the Banham Commission recommended the abolition of County Cleveland, with the River Tees being re-established as the boundary between
171-451: The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan divides the borough into ten townships, which each have a township forum. Wirral is divided into forty-four, for planning purposes. In Sheffield, Mosborough ward, which includes the districts of Halfway, Mosborough village, Waterthorpe, and Westfield, is one of the 28 electoral wards in the City of Sheffield. It is located in the eastern part of the city and
190-500: The West Riding and North Riding of Yorkshire , and north of this line, parishes tended on the whole to be large, containing several townships. However, south of this line, parishes tended to contain single townships. A township appointed overseers of the poor and surveyors of highways in the same way as a parish and they financed their obligations by levying a rate, in the same way as parish officials. The original definition of
209-587: The above. In many areas of England, the basic unit of civil administration was the parish , generally identical with the ecclesiastical parish . However, in some cases, particularly in Northern England , there was a lesser unit called a township, being a subdivision of a parish. This could happen for several reasons: The local historian Dorothy Silvester has identified a "parish line", which divided northern from southern counties of England and Wales. In Denbighshire , Shropshire , Staffordshire , Derbyshire ,
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#1732859015643228-565: The ceremonial counties of Durham and Yorkshire . The changes came into effect on 1 April 1996. Stillington remains in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees but for ceremonial purposes is under the remit of the Lord Lieutenant of Durham and considered to be a part of ceremonial County Durham, although the village is still served by the emergency services of the former county of Cleveland, namely Cleveland Police and Cleveland Fire Brigade . Stillington
247-520: The cessation of subsidies provided by Durham County Council . As of 2011 William Cassidi Church of England Aided Primary School had 204 pupils, aged 3–11. In 2008 Ofsted judged the school to be good and this rating was maintained in the 2011 interim inspection. The parish church of St John the Divine was built in 1880. Township (England) The township is distinguished from the following: 'Township' is, however, sometimes used loosely for any of
266-482: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stillington&oldid=933143567 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Stillington, County Durham Stillington
285-564: The neighbouring villages of Redmarshall , Carlton , Elton and Longnewton , amongst others. Stillington is within the Stockton North parliamentary constituency, currently represented by Alex Cunningham MP. Stillington was for centuries governed as part of County Durham and along with its neighbouring villages formed the sub-division of the Stockton Rural District under the administration of Durham County Council . Following
304-484: The village of Carlton Iron Works. In 1932 the original blast furnace was demolished but the company still exists and operates in Stillington under the name of Metabrasive. Stillington has a significant number of companies operating in the village given its size including Darchem Engineering (part of Esterline ), Clarkes of Stillington (steel plates) and Bodycote Heat Treatments. Near the church in Stillington, there
323-553: Was built at Stillington in 1838 but it was demolished in 1965 following a fire. The Clarence Railway eventually became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and still exists today. The village was linked to Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough via the hourly X8 bus service which was operated by Stagecarriage, which provided the village with a direct link to University Hospital of North Tees , Stockton railway station , Stockton town centre, Teesside Park and Middlesbrough. However this
342-458: Was formerly a township in the parish of Redmarshall, from 1866 Stillington was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1983 the parish was abolished and merged with Whitton and Mordon . In 1961 the parish had a population of 162. In 1866 Samuel Boston founded the Carlton Iron works after which 111 houses were built (prior to which there were only three) and Stillington was known as
361-599: Was withdrawn in July 2019 when Stagecarriage ceased trading. One of the village's previous service was provided by Arriva North East , with certain journeys continuing onto Middlesbrough via Stockton. This service was withdrawn in June 2014. Following the withdrawal of all Leven Valley services on 20 March 2015 route 84 was taken on by Stagecarriage. The village's current services are provided by Stagecoach with their 'Tees Flex' Demand Responsive Transport service. This allows residents to book
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