Hunstanworth (Hunstanworth)
Hunstanworth Church. View from the south-west. July 2001
Hunstanworth derives from old English which translates to 'Hunstans's enclosed farmstead' (1). First mentioned in 1183, and later in 1291 (2). The village was completely rebuilt in 1862-1863 (3).
Hunstanworth is the only village in County Durham to hold the title of a "Thankful Village", owing to the fact that all of its residents who went to fight in WW1 returned safely home. Of the 5 soldiers from Hunstanworth, four of them were brothers (4).
Hunstanworth is the only village in County Durham to hold the title of a "Thankful Village", owing to the fact that all of its residents who went to fight in WW1 returned safely home. Of the 5 soldiers from Hunstanworth, four of them were brothers (4).
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