Plawsworth 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. It is situated a short distance to the east of Sacriston, on the A167 between Durham and Chester-le-Street. In 1961 the parish had a population of 1570.[1]
| Plawsworth | |
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 The Red Lion, Plawsworth | |
  Plawsworth Location within County Durham | |
| OS grid reference | NZ263479 |
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| 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 |
| UK Parliament | |
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".[2]
Civil parish
Plawsworth was formerly a township in the parish of Chester-le-Street,[3] from 1866 Plawsworth was a civil parish in its own right,[4] on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished added to the parish of "Kimblesworth & Plawsworth".[5]
References
Media related to Plawsworth at Wikimedia Commons