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″N1°45′04″W / 54.730°N 1.751°W / 54.730; -1.751

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

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

External links

Media related to Billy Row at Wikimedia Commons