Edmundbyers

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Coordinates: 54°50′46″N 1°58′34″W / 54.846°N 1.976°W / 54.846; -1.976

Edmundbyers
Edmundbyers is located in County Durham
Edmundbyers

 Edmundbyers shown within County Durham
OS grid reference NZ016501
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
List of places: UK • England • County Durham

Edmundbyers is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Consett, near Derwent Reservoir.

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export
Languages