Edmondbyers or Edmundbyers, Durham

Historical Description

Edmondbyers or Edmundbyers, a village, a township, and a parish in Durham. The township lies near the river Derwent and the boundary with Northumberland, 4 miles from Burnhill Junction on the N.E.R., and QJ NNW of Wal-singham, and has a post office under Blackhill (R.S.O.); money order and telegraph office, Blanchland. The parish comprises 5102 acres, and includes the hamlet of Rough-side. Population, 252. The surface is hilly, and the rocks are rich in lead ore. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham; gross value, £270 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church was restored in 1859. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Edmondbyers or Edmundbyers from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Edmondbyers (St. Edmund))

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for County Durham is available to browse.

Maps

Online maps of Edmondbyers or Edmundbyers are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers covering county Durham online:

• Hartlepool Mail
• Northern Echo
• Durham County Advertiser
• Teesdale Mercury