Over Dinsdale

Over Dinsdale is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the village (including Girsby) taken at the 2011 census was 151.^[1] The village straddles an ancient Roman road on the border with County Durham, on a peninsula in the River Tees, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from Darlington and 8.5 miles (13.7 km) from Yarm. The Teesdale Way passes through the village.

Over Dinsdale
The Granary in Over Dinsdale
Over Dinsdale Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	NZ349116
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Darlington
Postcode district	DL2
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Richmond and Northallerton
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.499°N 1.462°W / 54.499; -1.462

Historically the village was a township in the ancient parish of Sockburn, a parish divided by the River Tees between the North Riding of Yorkshire (which included Over Dinsdale) and County Durham (which included the township of Sockburn).^[2] Over Dinsdale became a separate civil parish in 1866.^[3]

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The neighbouring village of Low Dinsdale is across the river in County Durham.

See also

• Listed buildings in Over Dinsdale