Kimblesworth

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Kimblesworth
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Kimblesworth
Location within County Durham
Population1,614  [1]
OS grid reference NZ259473
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER LE STREET
Postcode district DH2
Dialling code 0191
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
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County Durham
54°49′08″N1°35′49″W / 54.819°N 1.597°W / 54.819; -1.597

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.

Contents

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]

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References

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  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 88 Newcastle upon Tyne (Durham & Sunderland) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN   9780319229989.
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  5. "Durham Central Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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