Escomb
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Escomb is a village and former civil parish on the River Wear about west of Bishop Auckland, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. In 2001, it had a population of 358. In 2011, the ward had a population of 3323.
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- Locality
- Bishop Auckland
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- Population
- 358
- Image
- St John's Church ,Escomb.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01388
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Escomb is a village and former civil parish on the River Wear about west of Bishop Auckland, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. In 2001, it had a population of 358. In 2011, the ward had a population of 3323.
== Etymology == The name Escomb is of Old English origin. The name derived from the element edisc ("enclosures, enclosed park"), giving the name a meaning of "(place) at the enclosures".
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