High Etherley is a village in
County Durham
County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...
, England.
It is situated on a hill approximately 4 miles west of
Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham, England, Durham.
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Entering High Etherley on the A68 from
West Auckland the village continues on the B6282 towards
Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham, England, Durham.
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High Etherley is in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Etherley
Etherley, formerly West Auckland is a civil parish in County Durham, England. It includes Bildershaw, High Etherley, Low Etherley, Phoenix Row
Phoenix Row incorporating Belts Gill and Softley Dene Farm (formerly Glebe Farm) is a hamlet of ...
. The population of the parish at the
United Kingdom 2011 census
A Census in the United Kingdom, census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Inter ...
was 2,060.
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
Dehenna Sheridan Davison (; born 27 July 1993) is a British former Conservative Party politician and broadcaster. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bishop Auckland from 2019 to 2024. She served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary o ...
, the former MP for
Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham, England, Durham.
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See also
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Low Etherley
References
Villages in County Durham
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