East Kyo Explained

Official Name:East Kyo
Country:England
Region:North East England
Shire County:County Durham
Post Town:DURHAM
Postcode Area:DH
Postcode District:DH9
Os Grid Reference:NZ176526
Coordinates:54.869°N -1.726°W

East Kyo is a small hamlet in County Durham, England.[1] [2] It is situated a short distance to the west of Stanley, close to Annfield Plain, West Kyo (15 minutes walk to the west), Oxhill and Harperley. The hamlet of East Kyo consists of two farms and East Kyo House, a former public house. The public house may have had the nickname The Widowers.

The name 'kyo' is derived from an old word for 'cow'.

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 88 Newcastle upon Tyne (Durham & Sunderland). 9780319229989 . Ordnance Survey. 2012.
  2. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer . csv (download) . 1 January 2016 . Ordnance Survey . www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk . 18 February 2016.