Kimblesworth Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Kimblesworth Church - geograph.org.uk - 246647.jpg
Static Image Caption:Local Church in Kimblesworth, County Durham
Official Name:Kimblesworth
Coordinates:54.819°N -1.597°W
Civil Parish:Kimblesworth and Plawsworth
Population:1614
Population Ref:[1]
Unitary England:County Durham
Lieutenancy England:Durham
Region:North East England
Constituency Westminster:North Durham
Post Town:CHESTER LE STREET
Postcode District:DH2
Postcode Area:DH
Dial Code:0191
Os Grid Reference:NZ259473

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.

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]

Notes and References

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