Billy Row

Billy Row
Billy Row
Billy Row is located in County Durham
Billy Row
Billy Row
Location within County Durham
OS grid referenceNZ161373
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCrook
Postcode districtDL15
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
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54°43′48″N 1°45′04″W / 54.730°N 1.751°W / 54.730; -1.751

Billy Row is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the north of Crook. According to the 2001 census Billy Row has a population of 824.

Etymology

The name Billy Row is of Old English origin. The element Billy is from billing ("a hill") with Row referring to a row of houses (OE rāw). Associations with Will o' the Raw (also known as William De Raw and Sir William Row) are folk etymology.

References

  1. ↑ "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Key to English Place-names - Billy Row, Durham". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

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