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Billy Row
Billy Row
	Billy Row
	Billy Row Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ161373
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Crook
Postcode district	DL15
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	North West Durham;
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°43′48″N 1°45′04″W / 54.730°N 1.751°W

Billy Row is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the north of Crook. According to the 2001 census Billy Row has a population of 824.^[1]

Etymology

The name Billy Row is of Old English origin. The element Billy is from billing ("a hill") with Row referring to a row of houses (OE rāw). Associations with Will o' the Raw (also known as William De Raw and Sir William Row) are folk etymology.^[2]

References

^ "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
^ "Key to English Place-names - Billy Row, Durham". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 December 2024.