East Kyo

East Kyo
House at East Kyo
East Kyo Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ176526
Civil parish	Stanley
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DURHAM
Postcode district	DH9
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
List of places UK England County Durham 54°52′08″N1°43′34″W / 54.869°N 1.726°W / 54.869; -1.726

East Kyo is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Stanley, 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'.

References

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