Escomb

Escomb

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Escomb
latitude= 54.665690
longitude= -1.708000
population =
shire_district= Wear Valley
region= North East England
shire_county = County Durham
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Escomb is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated approximately 2.5km to the west of Bishop Auckland. Escomb Church, one of the oldest Saxon churches in England, is located here.

The church was built using stones transported up the river wear from the near by Roman Settlement. Evidence of this is the complete Roman Arch that separates the transept from the nave. The exterior of the church also includes a Saxon sundial.

The church was allowed to fall into disrepair until the 1960s when its true worth was rediscovered and the church was restored.


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