Romaldkirk is a village in Teesdale

Teesdale

Teesdale is a dale, or valley, of the east side of the Pennines in England. Large parts of Teesdale fall within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - the second largest AONB in England and Wales. The River Tees rises below Cross Fell, the highest hill in the Pennines, and its...

, in the Pennines

Pennines

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 of England

England

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. It was historically

Historic counties of England

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 located in the North Riding

North Riding of Yorkshire

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 of Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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 but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District

Startforth Rural District

Startforth Rural District was a rural district in the North Riding of the historic county of Yorkshire in the Pennines of northern England.It was formed in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894...

 it was transferred to County Durham

County Durham

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 for administrative

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 and ceremonial

Ceremonial counties of England

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 purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972

Local Government Act 1972

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It is thought that the name might be derived from St. Rumwold a little known Saxon Saint who is said to have preached the Gospel after his baptism as an infant; his resting place is recorded as being in Buckingham

Buckingham

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. The village church at Strixton

Strixton

Strixton is a small village in Eastern Northamptonshire that borders the main A509 road between Wellingborough and Milton Keynes.The village borders Grendon and Wollaston...

, Northamptonshire is unusually dedicated to him.

The village was formerly served by Romaldkirk railway station

Romaldkirk railway station

Romaldkirk railway station was situated on the Tees Valley Railway between Barnard Castle and Middleton-in-Teesdale. It served the village of Romaldkirk. The station opened to passenger traffic on 12 May 1868, and closed on 30 November 1964.-External links:*...

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Thomas Page

Thomas Page (engineer)

Thomas Page was a British civil engineer who was responsible for the design and construction of many bridges, including Westminster Bridge and the first Chelsea Bridge .-Early life:...

, the engineer, grew up in Romaldkirk.