Bishopton St Peter

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Bishopton St Peter

[Population 1911: 455]

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The Church, dedicated to St. Peter, is situated in the centre of the village, and was rebuilt and enlarged in 1846-7, at a cost of £1,200, chiefly defrayed by the present vicar and his sisters. It now consists of a nave, north aisle, chancel, vestry at the east end of the north aisle, and a western tower, under which is the principal entrance to the church. The chancel is separated from the nave by a pointed arch, and contains a triple lancet eastern window of stained glass, the centre portion representing the Lamb bearing the banner, presented by Miss Anderson, of Bishopton. The tower contains an organ by Hoggett and Sons, of Darlington. There are 300 sittings in the church, 100 of which are free and unappropriated. The parish register commences in 1653. Roger Conyers, with the consent of Robert, his son and heir, granted Bishopton and Sockburn churches to Sherburn Hospital, soon after its foundation; and Bishop Pudsey confirmed the gift, but reserved to himself the power of ordaining proper vicars thereto. The living is at present a discharged vicarage, valued in the Liber Regis at £4 5s. 10d., and in the patronage of the master and brethren of Sherburn Hospital. The glebe consists of about seventy acres. The hospital of Sherburn is entitled to the tithe of wool and lamb. The gross annual income of the living is about £170. Rev. Thomas Barton Halgate, vicar. [Whellan's History, Topography and Directory of Durham (and Newcastle) (1856), page 546.]

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