Edmundbyers

Edmundbyers
Edmundbyers
Edmundbyers shown within County Durham
Population	173 (2011)
OS grid reference	NZ016501
Civil parish	Edmondbyers
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 54°50′46″N 1°58′34″W / 54.846°N 1.976°W / 54.846; -1.976Coordinates: 54°50′46″N 1°58′34″W / 54.846°N 1.976°W / 54.846; -1.976

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.

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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