High Etherley

High Etherley
St. Cuthbert's church, High Etherley
High Etherley is located in County Durham
High Etherley
High Etherley
Location within County Durham
OS grid referenceNZ165892
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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54°39′05″N 1°44′40″W / 54.651421°N 1.7444201°W / 54.651421; -1.7444201

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

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond (Teesdale) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319228982.
  2. ^ "Area: Etherley (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Meet our MP Dehenna Davison". Bishop Auckland Conservative Association. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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