Redmarshall
| Redmarshall | |
| County Durham | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St Cuthbert, Redmarshall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ391209 |
| Location: | 54°35’2"N, 1°24’5"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 354 (2008/9 est) |
| Post town: | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Postcode: | TS21 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Stockton South |
Redmarshall is a little village in County Durham, to the west of Stockton-on-Tees, just north of the A66 road which is one of the main trunk routes through the towns by the Tees. The name of the village is from the reed marshes and bogs that exist in the area.
The parish church is St Cuthbert's. The village pub is The Ship. It has a green in the centre. A small wood is a short way out of the village and down a bank past Ferguson Way.
History
Redmarshall was founded in the first half of the twentieth century and was one of the smallest villages in County Durham up until development and construction started in the first half of the 19th century. Redmarshall is now home to 350 people living in 130 households.
The village has its origins as a farming community over hundreds of years; however, today only two of the original four farms survive with the most recent of the two lost being turned into a care home for the elderly.
Church
St Cuthbert's was built in the late twelfth century. It is a Grade I listed building.[1][2]
The current church stands on the same site as the predeceasing Saxon church: legend has it that St Cuthbert's body rested here on its long wandering journey before finally being laid to rest at Durham Cathedral. The building is made largely of local stone.
Society and events
The Church Fete is held each year on the village green, in aid of St. Cuthbert's Church.
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1140001: Church of St Cuthbert (Grade I listing)
- ↑ "British Middlesbrough". Redmarshall History. http://www.middlesbroughuk.co.uk/historydetail.php?id=26926&cid=592&f=Middlesbrough.