Kimblesworth

Kimblesworth is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kimblesworth and Plawsworth, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England.[2] It is situated between Durham and Chester-le-Street. The population Kimblesworth and Plawsworth at the 2011 Census was 1,614.

Kimblesworth
Local Church in Kimblesworth, County Durham
Kimblesworth is located in County Durham
Kimblesworth
Kimblesworth
Location within County Durham
Population1,614 [1]
OS grid referenceNZ259473
Civil parish
  • Kimblesworth and Plawsworth
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTER LE STREET
Postcode districtDH2
Dialling code0191
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament

It is home to Kimblesworth Cricket club, who due to financial reasons now play in the North East Durham cricket league.

Civil parish

Kimblesworth was formerly an extra-parochial tract,[3] from 1858 Kimblesworth was a civil parish in its own right,[4] on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and became part of "Kimblesworth & Plawsworth", Sacriston and Witton Gilbert.[5] In 1961 the parish had a population of 478.[6]

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 88 Newcastle upon Tyne (Durham & Sunderland) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229989.
  3. "History of Kimblesworth, in Durham and County Durham". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. "Relationships and changes Kimblesworth ExP/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. "Durham Central Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. "Population statistics Kimblesworth ExP/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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