Eryholme

Eryholme
Eryholme
 Eryholme shown within North Yorkshire
Population 80 
OS grid referenceNZ321083
Civil parishEryholme
DistrictRichmondshire
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DARLINGTON
Postcode district DL2
Dialling code 01325
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentRichmond
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Coordinates: 54°28′09″N 1°30′14″W / 54.4693°N 1.5038°W

Eryholme is a village and civil parish in the district of Richmondshire in North Yorkshire, England.

The village is situated on the south bank of the River Tees opposite Hurworth, four and a half miles south-east of Darlington.

In this part of the Tees valley the river forms many loops called 'holmes'. The word 'holm' is of Viking origin and means "island formed by a river". Eryholme's name is, however, a corruption of its original name 'Erghum'. This name means shieling - a shelter for livestock, which comes from the Old Irish word 'airgh'. This word was introduced into Yorkshire place names by Norwegian Vikings who had lived in Ireland for a number of generations and adopted many Irish words.

St Mary the Virgin church, Eryholme

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Eryholme is a grade II* listed plain sandstone building, originally built c.1200 and modified in the 13th, 14th and 16th centuries. The registers at the church date from 1565.[1]

Old brickworks at Eryholme

There are the remains of a Victorian era brick and tile works in the village.

The chief activity is farming; the farms forming part of the Neasham estate owned by the Wrightson family. Famous for the breeding of shorthorn cattle, a cow sold to the Colling brothers became part of the original stock from which was bred the Durham Ox and Comet.[2]

References

  1. "Name: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN List entry Number: 1131336". English Heritage. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  2. "Eryholme". East Richmond Team Ministry. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

External links

Media related to Eryholme at Wikimedia Commons