Redworth is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

, now in the parish of Heighington in the borough of

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 the

ceremonial county The counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, also referred to as the lieutenancy areas of England and informally known as ceremonial counties, are areas of England to which lords-lieutenant are appointed. Legally, the areas i ...

of Durham, England. It is west of Newton Aycliffe, between

and

Shildon Shildon is a town and civil parish in County Durham (district), County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 9,976. The town has the Locomotion Museum, due to it having the first , built in 1825, and locomotive works on ...

. It had 190 residents at the time of the census in 2001. The name Redworth originates from the words ''Reed Worth'', as the area was a large marsh. Redworth is home to Barcelo

Redworth Hall Redworth Hall is a 17th-century country house at Redworth, Heighington, County Durham, England now converted to a hotel. It is a listed building. History The present Redworth Hall was built in 1693 by George and Eleanor Crosier. There is a mem ...

, a 4 star hotel, which has been visited by many famous figures, including the England football team. Redworth Wood is filled with protected trees, and even a Stone Age fort, which has been pictured in the

Northern Echo ''The Northern Echo'' is a regional daily morning newspaper based in the town of Darlington in North East England, serving mainly southern County Durham and northern Yorkshire. The paper covers national as well as regional news. In 2007, its the ...

Civil parish

Redworth was formerly a

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

in the parish of Heighington, from 1866 Redworth was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Heighington, part also went to

. In 1931 the parish had a population of 374.

References

Villages in County Durham Places in the Borough of Darlington Places in the Tees Valley Former civil parishes in County Durham Heighington, County Durham {{Durham-geo-stub