11 Facts About Redmarshall

Redmarshall is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of County Durham, England.

Redmarshall is situated to the west of Stockton-on-Tees, just north of the A66 road which is one of the main trunk routes through Teesside.

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 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.

Redmarshall acquired its name from the reed marshes and bogs that exist in the area.

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Redmarshall is home to St Cuthbert Church, names so in honour of St Cuthbert an Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop.

Redmarshall belongs to the North Township division and lies in the Stockton-on-Tees district.

Redmarshall once had a primary school located within the village, however it was closed and later demolished through lack of students.

The nearest primary school is located less than one mile away in Bishopton, which is larger than Redmarshall and is school to 72 pupils, 31 girls and 41 boys ages from 4 to 11.

Mains nursing home in Redmarshall is no longer there and closed many years ago it was a privately owned nursing home for elderly residents.

The local villages have a Tees Flex service Redmarshall used to have a village railway station in the late 19th century, it however was renamed "Carlton" railway station and then later closed through lack of use early into the 20th century.