Trimdon
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Trimdon is a village in County Durham, in England. == Name and etymology == The name Trimdon is recorded in the forms Tremeldon (1196) and Tremedon (1262) during the Medieval era. It appears to be of Old English origin, with the a meaning of "cross on the hill" or "wooden cross hill", derived from the elements trēow ("tree, wood") + mael ("a cross") + dūn ("a hill"). The term trēow (> "tree") appears in reference to a cross in some place names (e.g. Oswestry, Shropshire).
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Place details
- Locality
- Trimdon Village
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,958
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Trimdon
- UK place.civil_parish
- Trimdon
- UK place.population
- 2958
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.unitary_england
- County Durham
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- County Durham
- UK place.region
- North East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- UK place.post_town
- TRIMDON STATION
- UK place.postcode_district
- TS29
- UK place.postcode_area
- TS
- UK place.dial_code
- 01429
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NZ369342
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- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- County Durham
- Population
- 4782
- Image
- Trimdon Village Green - geograph.org.uk - 150197.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01429
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Trimdon is a village in County Durham, in England. == Name and etymology == The name Trimdon is recorded in the forms Tremeldon (1196) and Tremedon (1262) during the Medieval era. It appears to be of Old English origin, with the a meaning of "cross on the hill" or "wooden cross hill", derived from the elements trēow ("tree, wood") + mael ("a cross") + dūn ("a hill"). The term trēow (> "tree") appears in reference to a cross in some place names (e.g. Oswestry, Shropshire).
== Details == It is 9 miles west of Hartlepool, and adjacent to Trimdon Colliery, Trimdon Grange and Deaf Hill (also known as Trimdon Station). Locally, to distinguish it from these, it is known as Trimdon Village, or simply "The Village".
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