Sadberge

Signpost in Sadberge
Sadberge
Sadberge
Sadberge shown within County Durham
Population 691 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference NZ342169
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Darlington
Postcode district DL2 1
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England

Sadberge is a village in County Durham, England, situated between Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees. It is administered as part of the borough of Darlington.

History

The village's name is Old Danish for "flat hill",[2] an accurate description of the location of the village from where good views of the surrounding countryside can be obtained. The origin of the name is reflective of the area's high Viking-influence.[2] Placenames with the same root also appear in other Viking-influenced areas, including the village of Sedbergh in the West Riding of Yorkshire (now administered as part of Cumbria).

The wapentake of Sadberge, a manor and liberty named after the village, was part of Northumberland until purchased by the Bishop of Durham in 1189 and gradually incorporated into his County Palatine of Durham.[3]

Facilities

Sadberge is conveniently situated for fast commuting to Teesside. The village has a church and two pubs.

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 Pocock, Douglas; Norris, Roger (1990). A History of County Durham. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. p. 24.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Olof Sigfrid (1934). "Sadberge". The English hundred-names (Thesis). Lund: Håkan Ohlsson. p. 1. ; Page, William (ed.). "Stockton ward: Introduction and map". A History of the County of Durham. Victoria County History. 3. London: British History Online. pp. 191–194. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  • Sadberge Village Website
  • Tommy Craggs a local chainsaw carver, created three sculptures on the village green from three trees that had to be felled, a Roman lady, a Viking warrior and a Saxon child.
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