East Kyo

Human settlement in England

County Durham

Region

North East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townDURHAMPostcode districtDH9PoliceDurhamFire County Durham and Darlington Ambulance North East

List of places: UK; England; County Durham

54°52′08″N 1°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'.

References

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