English Heritage sites near Stillington and Whitton Parish
AUCKLAND CASTLE DEER HOUSE
11 miles from Stillington and Whitton 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.
PIERCEBRIDGE ROMAN BRIDGE
11 miles from Stillington and Whitton Parish
Stonework foundations, now marooned in a field, of a bridge which once led to Piercebridge Roman Fort.
STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS
14 miles from Stillington and Whitton 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.
FINCHALE PRIORY
15 miles from Stillington and Whitton 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.
GISBOROUGH PRIORY
16 miles from Stillington and Whitton 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.
MOUNT GRACE PRIORY, HOUSE AND GARDENS
16 miles from Stillington and Whitton 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.
Churches in Stillington and Whitton Parish
St John Stillington
Morrison Street
Stillington
Stockton-on-Tees
07857923151
St John’s is a distinctive red brick church in keeping with the character of the Victorian portions of this industrial village, but surrounded by newer housing. Built in 1879 at the initiative of William Cassidi, then Vicar of Grindon, it is listed grade II. Ronald Jasper, a former incumbent, was a distinguished liturgist, and later became Dean of Westminster Abbey. The church enjoys strong links with William Cassidi CE voluntary-aided Primary School.
St John's is part of a group of five churches now working together as a single parish. The group also includes St Peter Bishopton, St Cuthbert Redmarshall, All Saints Great Stainton and St James Grindon, all within Stockton deanery.
Pubs in Stillington and Whitton Parish
Royal Hotel
Large pub home of the Royal FC and very much a community pub with a history of opening in 1876 as a 'Model Lodging House' later purchased by John Smiths who sold it on to Vaux and then more recently owned by Pubmaster and still as they say...