Escomb Church
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.Photo: Bigbadsworld, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Escomb, County Durham, England, UK
- Address: Escomb, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SX
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Paul’s Church and Bishop Auckland College.
St. Paul’s Church
Church
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Paul’s Church is situated 1 mile west of Escomb Church.
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. Bishop Auckland College is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Escomb Church.
Newton Cap Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newton Cap Bridge is situated 1 mile east of Escomb Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Escomb and Toronto.
Escomb
Village
Photo: Hodgsonge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
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.
Escomb Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.666° or 54° 39′ 58″ northLongitude
-1.70807° or 1° 42′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C6WM78R+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 554036819OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q5397373
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Russian—“Escomb Church” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه اسكومب”
- French: “église d’Escomb”
- French: “Église d’Escomb”
- Galician: “Igrexa de Escomb”
- German: “Escomb Church”
- Irish: “Eaglais Escomb”
- Japanese: “エスクーム教会”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Escomb”
- Russian: “Церковь в Эскомбе”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Escomb War Memorial and Escomb Cemetery.
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