PIERCEBRIDGE PARISH

Introduction

Piercebridge is a village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 113. It is situated a few miles west of the town of Darlington. It is on the site of a Roman fort of AD 260–270, which was built at the point where Dere Street crossed the River Tees. Part of the fort is under the village green. The village is sited where the York-Newstead Roman road known as Dere Street crosses the River Tees.The excavated Roman fort is open to the public and the remains of Piercebridge Roman Bridge over the Tees now lie around 90 metres (300 ft) south of the current course of the river, approximately 450 metres (1,480 ft) east of Piercebridge, at the east side of Cliffe, Richmondshire.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	394 hectares
Population	120 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	30 people/km²
Mean age	45.5
Ward	Heighington & Coniscliffe
District	Darlington
Postcodes	DL2
ONS ID	E04000307