Sadberge Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Sadberge village sign.jpg
Static Image Caption:Signpost in Sadberge
Coordinates:54.5468°N -1.4722°W
Official Name:Sadberge
Population:691
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Unitary England:Darlington
Lieutenancy England:County Durham
Region:North East England
Constituency Westminster:Sedgefield
Post Town:Darlington
Postcode District:DL2
Postcode Area:DL
Os Grid Reference:NZ342169

Sadberge is a village in County Durham, England, situated between Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees. It is administered as part of the borough of Darlington.

History

The village's name is Old Danish for "flat hill",[2] an accurate description of the location of the village from where good views of the surrounding countryside can be obtained. The origin of the name is reflective of the area's high Viking-influence.[2] Placenames with the same root also appear in other Viking-influenced areas, including the village of Sedbergh in the West Riding of Yorkshire (now administered as part of Cumbria).

The wapentake of Sadberge, a manor and liberty named after the village, was a liberty of Northumberland until purchased by the Bishop of Durham in 1189 and gradually incorporated into his County Palatine of Durham.[3]

Facilities

Sadberge is conveniently situated for fast commuting to Teesside. The village has a church, village hall and two pubs.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish population 2011. 25 July 2015.
  2. Book: Pocock . Douglas . Norris . Roger . 1990 . A History of County Durham . 24 . en . Chichester . Phillimore & Co..
  3. Anderson . Olof Sigfrid . The English hundred-names . 1934 . Håkan Ohlsson . Lund . 1 . Sadberge . en.
    Book: Page . William . Stockton ward: Introduction and map . A History of the County of Durham . 3 . London . Victoria County History . British History Online . 191–194 . https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/durham/vol3/pp191-194#p2 . 8 August 2018 . en.