Population 173 (2011) Civil parish Edmondbyers Country England Local time Saturday 1:16 PM Dialling code 01207 | OS grid reference NZ016501 Region North East Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county County Durham Post town County Durham | |
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Edmundbyers is a village in County Durham, in England. The civil parish of Edmondbyers had a population taken at the 2011 Census of 173. It is situated a few miles to the west of Consett, near Derwent Reservoir.
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Map of Edmundbyers, Consett, UK
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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Edmundbyers Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA