High Fenton

High Fenton
High Fenton
 High Fenton shown within County Durham
Population 200 
OS grid referenceNY942214
Unitary authorityCounty Durham
Ceremonial countyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
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Coordinates: 54°35′19″N 2°05′24″W / 54.58861°N 2.09006°W / 54.58861; -2.09006

High Fenton is a village in Baldersdale, in the Pennines of England. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. It is known for the local practice of "Cheese wheeling", where, after a couple becomes engaged, the prospective husband must wheel a cheese through the village to give to his fiancée's father.

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