East Kyo

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East Kyo
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East Kyo
Location within County Durham
OS grid reference NZ176526
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DURHAM
Postcode district DH9
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54°52′08″N1°43′34″W / 54.869°N 1.726°W / 54.869; -1.726 Coordinates: 54°52′08″N1°43′34″W / 54.869°N 1.726°W / 54.869; -1.726

East Kyo is a small hamlet 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'.


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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.