Plawsworth is a village and former

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

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district, in the ceremonial county of

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, England. It is situated a short distance to the east of

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, on the A167 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; ...

. In 1961 the parish had a population of 1570.

Etymology

The name ''Plawsworth'' appears to be derived from the Old English for "games enclosure", from ''plega'' ("play, sport") + ''worð'' ("enclosure"). Or else, the first element may be a personal name ''*Plega'', giving the name a meaning of "Plega's enclosure".

Civil parish

Plawsworth was formerly a

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in the parish of Chester-le-Street, from 1866 Plawsworth was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished added to the parish of "Kimblesworth & Plawsworth".

References

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