Edmundbyers

Edmundbyers is a village in County Durham, in England. The civil parish of Edmundbyers had a population taken at the 2011 Census of 173.[1] It is situated a few miles to the west of Consett, near Derwent Reservoir. Today, the village has a Pub, a youth hostel, a church, a village hall and a small shop. A bus service, the 773 serves the village and connects to Townfield, Hunstanworth and Consett

Edmundbyers
Edmundbyers
Location within County Durham
Population173 (2011)
OS grid referenceNZ016501
Civil parish
  • Edmondbyers
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDURHAM
Postcode districtDH8
Dialling code01207
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East

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 village as Edminber.


References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 January 2016.


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