Egglescliffe

Not to be confused with Eaglescliffe.
Egglescliffe

Egglescliffe Parish Church
Egglescliffe
 Egglescliffe shown within County Durham
Population 8,559 (2011)
OS grid referenceNZ421131
Civil parishEgglescliffe
Unitary authorityStockton-on-Tees
Ceremonial countyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode district TS16
Dialling code 01642
Police Cleveland
Fire Cleveland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK ParliamentStockton South
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Coordinates: 54°30′43″N 1°21′00″W / 54.512°N 1.350°W / 54.512; -1.350

Egglescliffe is a village and civil parish which for ceremonial purposes is in County Durham, England.[1] Administratively it is located in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees.[2] It was formerly part of the non-metropolitan county of Cleveland.

The village sits on top of a hill overlooking and across the River Tees from Yarm. The population of the village is around 595,[3] while the civil parish has a population of 7,908,[4] increasing to 8,559 at the 2011 Census.[5]

The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist and there has been a place of worship on the site since the twelfth century. Also in the village is a Church of England primary school, small public play area, farms, allotments and a public house, called the Pot and Glass.

360° Panoramic of the village green

Etymology

The second element of Egglescliffe is from Old English clif, 'steep slope'. The first element has been etymologised as Latin ecclesia 'church' or the form it took when borrowed into Cumbric, represented today by Welsh eglwys. However, the first element could also be from an Anglo-Saxon personal name like Ecgi or Ecgel, in which case the name means 'Ecgel's steep slope'.[6]

References

External links

Media related to Egglescliffe at Wikimedia Commons


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