Plawsworth
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK place Plawsworth is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kimblesworth and Plawsworth, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Sacriston, on the A167 between Durham and Chester-le-Street. In 1961 the parish had a population of 1570.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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".<ref name="UNott">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Civil parish
Plawsworth was formerly a township in the parish of Chester-le-Street,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> from 1866 Plawsworth was a civil parish in its own right,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished added to the parish of "Kimblesworth & Plawsworth".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>