Escomb Church

The quiet village of Escomb lies at the end of a mile long cul-de-sac down a steep bank. It's a village which fortunes have ebbed and flowed.

The origin of the name derives from the Saxon name "Eda", which led to the medieval Ediscombe — the second element, "combe"'  is a sheltered dwelling place. The settlement is mentioned in the "History of St Cuthbert" of 1031, and the "Boldon Book", o ...

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