Escomb

Escomb is a village and former civil parish on the River Wear about 1+1⁄2 miles west of Bishop Auckland, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England.

Photo: Hodgsonge, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Village with 358 residents
Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
Also known as: “Escomb, County Durham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Escomb Church and St. Paul’s Church.

Escomb Church

Church

Photo: Bigbadsworld, Public domain.

Escomb Church is the Church of England parish church of Escomb, County Durham, a village about 1+1⁄2 miles west of Bishop Auckland. It is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England and one of only four complete Anglo-Saxon churches remaining in England, the others being St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Greensted Church, and All Saints' Church, Brixworth.

St. Paul’s Church

Church

Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bishop Auckland College

College

Bishop Auckland College is a further education college located in the town of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. It is located on Woodhouse Lane next to St John's Catholic School, and opposite Bishop Barrington Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodside and Toronto.

Woodside

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Woodside is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated 2 miles to the west of Bishop Auckland. In the 2001 census Woodside had a population of 153.

Toronto

Village

Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Toronto is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a mile to the north-west of Bishop Auckland and was represented in Wear Valley District Council until that authority was merged into Durham County Council in April 2009.