| Trimdon | |
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  Trimdon Location withinCounty Durham | |
| Population | 2,958 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NZ369342 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TRIMDON STATION |
| Postcode district | TS29 |
| Dialling code | 01429 |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
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Trimdon is a village inCounty Durham, inEngland.
The nameTrimdon is recorded in the formsTremeldon (1196) andTremedon (1262) during the Medieval era. It appears to be ofOld English origin, with the a meaning of "cross on the hill" or "wooden cross hill", derived from the elementstrēow ("tree, wood") +mael ("a cross") +dūn ("a hill").[2][3] The termtrēow (> "tree") appears in reference to a cross in some place names (e.g.Oswestry, Shropshire).
It is 9 miles west ofHartlepool, and adjacent toTrimdon Colliery,Trimdon Grange andDeaf Hill (also known as Trimdon Station). Locally, to distinguish it from these, it is known as Trimdon Village, or simply "The Village".
The main focal point of "The Village" isSaint Mary Magdalene church, which was constructed during the Norman period (approximately 1145 CE).
Trimdon Labour Club (now closed) was the setting for some of the formerprime minister and constituency MPTony Blair's constituency speeches. Blair's constituency home was in nearby Trimdon Colliery.
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