Gilmonby Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.5118°N -1.9915°W
Official Name:Gilmonby
Unitary England:County Durham
Region:North East England
Lieutenancy England:County Durham
Constituency Westminster:Bishop Auckland
Post Town:Barnard Castle
Postcode District:DL12
Postcode Area:DL
Os Grid Reference:NZ006129

Gilmonby is a village in the Pennines in County Durham, England.[1] [2] it is situated a short distance to the south of Bowes, in the vicinity of Barnard Castle. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Information is kept in the Bowes parish details. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond (Teesdale). 9780319228982 . Ordnance Survey. 2011.
  2. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer . csv (download) . 1 January 2016 . Ordnance Survey . www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk . 18 February 2016.