BILLINGHAM, a parish in the north-eastern division
of STOCKTON ward, county palatine of DURHAM,
comprising the chapelry of Wolviston, and the townships
of Billingham, Cowpen-Bewley, and Newton-Bewley,
and containing 1154 inhabitants, of which number, 395
are in the township of Billingham, 2 miles (E.)«from
Stockton upon Tees. The li\ ing is a vicarage, in the
archdeaconry and diocese of Durham, rated in the king's
books at £11. 3. 1., and in the patronage of the Dean
and Chapter of Durham. The church is dedicated to
St. Cuthbert. This is a place of considerable antiquity,
having been the scene of a battle fought in the time of
Eardulph, King of Northumberland. Here is a school
with a small endowment.