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Bishopton Civil Parish

Reference: CP/Bis Catalogue Title: Bishopton Civil Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1894-1958

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  • Bishopton Civil Parish
    • Bishopton Parish Council (Ref: CP/Bis)
    • Minutes (Ref: CP/Bis 1-3)
    • Mortgages (Ref: CP/Bis 4)
    • Financial records (Ref: CP/Bis 5-8)

Catalogue Contents

Bishopton Parish Council (Ref: CP/Bis)

Bishopton was the central township of Bishopton parish
- part of Sedgefield Poor Law Union 1834-1930
- a civil parish in 1866, with an elected council from 1894
- part of Sedgefield Rural Sanitary District 1875-1894
- part of Sedgefield Rural District 1894-1974
- part of Sedgefield District 1974-2009

Minutes (Ref: CP/Bis 1-3)Ref: CP/Bis 1

Parish Council minutes, December 1894 - March 1934 with one entry for March 1937
(1 volume)

Ref: CP/Bis 2

Parish Council minutes, April 1935 - November 1954
(1 volume)

Ref: CP/Bis 3

Parish Council rough minute book, 1896 - 1936
(1 volume)

Mortgages (Ref: CP/Bis 4)Ref: CP/Bis 4

Register of mortgages, (1 entry only), 1938
(1 volume)

Financial records (Ref: CP/Bis 5-8)Ref: CP/Bis 5

Receipts and payments book, April 1896 - March 1933
(1 volume)

Ref: CP/Bis 6

Receipts and payments book, December 1933 - March 1947
(1 volume)

Ref: CP/Bis 7

Receipts and payments book, November 1947 - March 1958
(1 volume)

Ref: CP/Bis 8

Bank book, 1895 - 1930
(1 volume)



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