Whitton, County Durham

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Whitton
Whitton Whitton shown within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ383228
Unitary authority	Stockton-on-Tees
Ceremonial county	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

Whitton is a village within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County 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.

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The borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Towns

Villages

Waterways

Rivers	Tees Leven

Crossings	Jubilee Bridge Surtees Bridge Victoria Bridge Teesquay Millennium Footbridge Princess of Wales Bridge Infinity Bridge Tees Barrage Tees Viaduct Tees Newport Bridge Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge

Transport

Air	Durham Tees Valley Airport

Rail	Allens West railway station Billingham railway station Eaglescliffe railway station Thornaby railway station Stockton railway station Tees Valley Metro (proposed) Yarm railway station

Road	A19 A66 A174

Culture, leisure
and tourism

Business: Teesdale Business Park
Education: SRC, Bede Sixth Form; Queen's Campus
Industry: Teesside EfW plant
Governance: Stockton North (constituency); Stockton South (constituency)
Historic: Bowesfield Works; Head Wrightson; Stockton and Darlington Railway; Stockton Racecourse; Tees Marshalling Yard; Teesside Development Corporation; Tees Valley Regeneration
Sport: Portrack Lane; Tees Barrage International White Water Course
Prisons: Holme House; Kirklevington Grange

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