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Also known as Trimdon, County Durham

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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Population
4782
Image
Trimdon Village Green - geograph.org.uk - 150197.jpg
Dialing code
01429
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Commons category
Trimdon
OS grid reference
NZ369342
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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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