Bishopton, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

Bishopton is an ancient parish and the church St Peter's was enlarged in 1846/7. The parish includes Bishopton, East and West Newbiggin and Little Stainton.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/33 Date: March 1769-1854 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at ''Record Search. ''The parish register images have not yet been loaded and await engineering.

The dates of the post-1760 transcripts have been noted in detail and sometimes only cover years. For most parishes in the collection there are gaps in the sequence of transcripts. It is advisable to consult the original parish registers for these years and events.

The Parish Registers for the period 1649-1965 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Bis).