Plawsworth

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Etymology

The name Plawsworth appears to be derived from the Old English for "games enclosure", from plega ("play, sport") + worð ("enclosure"). Or else, the first element may be a personal name *Plega, giving the name a meaning of "Plega's enclosure".[2]

Civil parish

Plawsworth was formerly a township in the parish of Chester-le-Street,[3] from 1866 Plawsworth was a civil parish in its own right,[4] on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished added to the parish of "Kimblesworth & Plawsworth".[5]

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