Startforth

Startforth
Startforth
	Startforth Location within County Durham
Population	1,361 (2011)
OS grid reference	NZ041161
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Barnard Castle
Postcode district	DL12
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Bishop Auckland;
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°32′27″N 1°56′17″W / 54.54073°N 1.93812°W

Startforth is a village on the

administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972

.

It is situated south-west of

Young Offenders Institution

.

History

The place-name 'Startforth' is first attested circa 1050, when it appears as Stretford. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Stradford. The name means 'street-ford', and refers to the paved ford by which the Roman road which passes through the village crosses the River Tees.^[2] The Roman road in question here linked the Roman forts of Bowes and Binchester. The paved ford is still visible in the bed of the river when the water is low.

Education

Startforth used to have one primary school, Startforth Morritt Memorial Church of England School, but it was closed after a vote by councillors in September 2016.

References

^ "civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.439.

External links

Media related to Startforth at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[2] Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.439.

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