Grassholme

Grassholme
Grassholme Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NY984207
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
List of places UK England County Durham 54°35′24″N 2°06′58″W / 54.590°N 2.116°W / 54.590; -2.116

Grassholme is a village in County Durham, England.^[1]

For centuries it lay within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but, along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.