High Etherley Explained

Official Name:High Etherley
Label Position:left
Country:England
Region:North East England
Civil Parish:Etherley
Unitary England:County Durham
Lieutenancy England:Durham
Constituency Westminster:Bishop Auckland
Os Grid Reference:NZ165892
Coordinates:54.6514°N -1.7444°W
Static Image Name:St.Cuthbert's Church, High Etherley - geograph.org.uk - 307120.jpg
Static Image Caption:St. Cuthbert's church, High Etherley

High Etherley is a village in County Durham, England.[1] It is situated on a hill approximately 4 miles west of Bishop Auckland. Entering High Etherley on the A68 from West Auckland the village continues on the B6282 towards Bishop Auckland.

High Etherley is in the civil parish of Etherley. The population of the parish at the United Kingdom 2011 census was 2,060.[2]

High Etherley has two places of worship, St Cuthbert's Church and a Methodist chapel. There is one public house, the Three Tuns. The village also hosts the Etherley Cricket Club.

Notable residents

Dehenna Davison, the MP for Bishop Auckland.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond (Teesdale). 9780319228982 . Ordnance Survey. 2011.
  2. Web site: Area: Etherley (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census . Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics . 21 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729125608/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7 . 29 July 2014 .
  3. Web site: Meet our MP Dehenna Davison. Bishop Auckland Conservative Association. 15 March 2020. 10 January 2021.