Over Dinsdale is a small village and
civil parish
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in the Local Government District of
Hambleton in
North Yorkshire
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, England. The population of the village (including Girsby) taken at the
2011 census was 151. The village straddles an ancient
Roman road
Roman roads ( la, viae Romanae ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Re ...
on the border with
County Durham
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, on a peninsula in the
River Tees
The River Tees (), in Northern England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar near Middlesbrough. The modern day history of the river has be ...
, approximately 6 miles from
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
and 8.5 miles from
Yarm
Yarm, also referred to as Yarm-on-Tees, is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England. It was previously a port town before the industry moved down the River Tees to more accessible settlements ne ...
. The
Teesdale Way
The Teesdale Way is a long-distance walk between the Cumbrian Pennines and the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire in England. The walk is in length; it links in with other long-distance walks such as the Pennine Way and the European walking ro ...
passes through the village.
Historically the village was a township in the ancient parish of
Sockburn
Sockburn is a village and former civil parish to the south of Darlington in County Durham, England. It is situated at the apex of a meander of the River Tees, known locally as the Sockburn Peninsula.
Today, all that remains of the village is ...
, a parish divided by the River Tees between the
North Riding of Yorkshire
The North Riding of Yorkshire is a subdivision of Yorkshire, England, alongside York, the East Riding and West Riding. The riding's highest point is at Mickle Fell with 2,585 ft (788 metres).
From the Restoration it was used as ...
(which included Over Dinsdale) and County Durham (which included the township of Sockburn). Over Dinsdale became a separate civil parish in 1866.
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The neighbouring village of Low Dinsdale
Low Dinsdale is a village and former civil parish in the borough of Darlington (borough), Darlington and the ceremonial county of
County Durham, England. The Parish population taken at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 871. It is s ...
is across the river in County Durham.
References
External links
Hambleton District Council
Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
Hambleton District
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