Kibblesworth
Sign in to saveKibblesworth is a village west of Birtley, Tyne and Wear, England. Kibblesworth was a mainly rural community until the development of the pit and brickworks and the resulting increase in population. Following the closure of the pit in 1974, few of the residents now work in the village. Historically in County Durham, it was transferred into the newly created county of Tyne and Wear in 1974. The village's name means "Cybbel's Enclosure".
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- Locality
- Gateshead
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- Kibblesworth Main Street - geograph.org.uk - 135736.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0191
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- Kibblesworth
- postal code
- NE11
- OS grid reference
- NZ243567
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Kibblesworth is a village west of Birtley, Tyne and Wear, England. Kibblesworth was a mainly rural community until the development of the pit and brickworks and the resulting increase in population. Following the closure of the pit in 1974, few of the residents now work in the village. Historically in County Durham, it was transferred into the newly created county of Tyne and Wear in 1974. The village's name means "Cybbel's Enclosure".
Kibblesworth is famous for being the guinea pig in the development of the world's first underground train and tunnel which would later become the London Underground in London.
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