Whitton, County Durham facts for kids

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Whitton
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
EU Parliament	North East England
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 / 54.599; -1.408

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

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

Whitton was formerly a township in the parish of Grindon, from 1866 Whitton was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1983 part of the parish of Stillington was merged with Whitton, on 1 July 1983 the merged parish was renamed "Stillington & Whitton". In 1961 the parish of Whitton (prior to the merge) had a population of 913.