Kimblesworth Parish Church
Introduction
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Image: © Colin Kinnear Taken: 2 Jan 2023
St Philip and St James Church was constructed in 1893 in the former pit village of Kimblesworth. There was an earlier church in the medieval village of Kimblesworth which was abandoned in the sixteenth century. It is said that the font is from the old church. It are a traditional Anglican community situated on the edge of Kimblesworth village which is about 3.5 miles from Durham City. The parish includes the villages of Nettlesworth, Plawsworth and Kimblesworth and stretches from the River Wear to the edge of Sacriston