Kimblesworth is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, now in the parish of Kimblesworth and Plawsworth, in the

County Durham County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...

district, in the ceremonial county of

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, England. It is situated between

and

Chester-le-Street Chester-le-Street () is a market town in County Durham, England. It is located around north of Durham and is close to Newcastle. The town holds markets on Saturdays. In 2021, the town had a population of 23,555. The town's history is ancient; ...

. 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 In England and Wales, an extra-parochial area, extra-parochial place or extra-parochial district was a geographically defined area considered to be outside any ecclesiastical or civil parish. Anomalies in the parochial system meant they had no ch ...

, from 1858 Kimblesworth was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and became part of "Kimblesworth & Plawsworth",

Sacriston Sacriston is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in County Durham, England, situated north of the city of Durham. The area has been populated since the Bronze Age. History Early history The Sacriston area has been populated since the Br ...

and

Witton Gilbert Witton Gilbert is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in County Durham, England. Geography Witton Gilbert is situated about to the north-west of Durham, England, Durham. River Browney passes to the south of the village, while ...

. In 1961 the parish had a population of 478.

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Villages in County Durham Former civil parishes in County Durham {{Durham-geo-stub