Edmundbyers
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Coordinates: 54°50′46″N 1°58′34″W / 54.846°N 1.976°W
Edmundbyers | |
Edmundbyers Edmundbyers shown within County Durham | |
OS grid reference | NZ016501 |
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Shire county | County Durham |
Region | North East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DURHAM |
Postcode district | DH8 |
Dialling code | 01207 |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
EU Parliament | North East England |
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Edmundbyers is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Consett, near Derwent Reservoir.
Etymology
Edmundbyers means "Eādmund's dwellings", from the Old English personal name Eādmund (modern Edmund) and bur 'dwelling', modern bower, here in the dialectal form byer. An undated record of the name lists the town as Edminber. This small village has much history, and most still present today see www.keystothepast.info today the village has a pub the punch bowl inn, a youth hostel, a church, a village hall and a shop the old village shop.
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