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=== Parish History  ===
=== Parish History  ===


:BYERS-GREEN, a '''township''', in the '''parish''' of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 4 miles (N. N. E.) from Bishop-Auckland. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50850#s9 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848).Adapted. Date accessed: 13 December 2013.</ref>  
:BYERS-GREEN, a '''township''', in the '''parish''' of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 4 miles (N. N. E.) from Bishop-Auckland. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50850#s9 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848).Adapted. Date accessed: 13 December 2013.</ref>


'''Additional information:'''
'''Additional information:'''  


The name was first recorded in 1183 as '''''Byres''''' and in 1562 as '''''Byres Greine'''''; ''byres'' is Old English meaning cowsheds with the addition of Middle English ''grene'' meaning a village green or hamlet.<ref name="Mills">"Byers Green Durham." Mills, A. D. (Anthony David), ''A dictionary of British place-names'' (2011, Oxford University Press, Oxford ; New York) ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6; published online Oxford Reference (www.oxfordreference.com) 2011-2012 eISBN: 9780191739446 accessed 04 November 2013.</ref><br>  
The name was first recorded in 1183 as '''''Byres''''' and in 1562 as '''''Byres Greine'''''; ''byres'' is Old English meaning cowsheds with the addition of Middle English ''grene'' meaning a village green or hamlet.<ref name="Mills">"Byers Green Durham." Mills, A. D. (Anthony David), ''A dictionary of British place-names'' (2011, Oxford University Press, Oxford ; New York) ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6; published online Oxford Reference (www.oxfordreference.com) 2011-2012 eISBN: 9780191739446 accessed 04 November 2013.</ref><br>  
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The ecclesiastical parish has its origins in the 1845 creation of a chapelry in the ancient parish of [[Auckland St Andrew, Durham|Auckland St Andrew]] and the dedication that year of a church to St Peter the Apostle. Anglican Church records thus date from 1845.<br>  
The ecclesiastical parish has its origins in the 1845 creation of a chapelry in the ancient parish of [[Auckland St Andrew, Durham|Auckland St Andrew]] and the dedication that year of a church to St Peter the Apostle. Anglican Church records thus date from 1845.<br>  


In about 1877 part of the parish was excised to create a chapelry and later new parish of [[Binchester, Durham|Binchester St. Barnabas]].<ref>Durham County Record Office. [http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchChurchRegistersDetail.aspx?SearchType=Paramand&amp;SearchID=20f39a20-15ac-4da9-bf26-e029387d7e8a&amp;ItemID=598225 Binchester St. Barnabas] 2012 accessed 5 November 2013.</ref><br>  
In about 1877 part of the parish was excised to create a chapelry and later new parish of [[Binchester, Durham|Binchester St. Barnabas]].<ref>Durham County Record Office. [http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchChurchRegistersDetail.aspx?SearchType=Paramand&amp;amp;SearchID=20f39a20-15ac-4da9-bf26-e029387d7e8a&amp;amp;ItemID=598225 Binchester St. Barnabas] 2012 accessed 5 November 2013.</ref><br>  


In about 1900 part of the parish of Byers Green was excised to form a chapelry and later parish of [[Newfield, Durham|Newfield]].<ref>Durham County Record Office. [http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchChurchRegistersDetail.aspx?SearchType=Param&amp;SearchID=3600c5b6-2876-4cbf-a43c-458084da6548&amp;ItemID=597872 Newfield] 2012 accessed 5 November 2013.</ref><br>  
In about 1900 part of the parish of Byers Green was excised to form a chapelry and later parish of [[Newfield, Durham|Newfield]].<ref>Durham County Record Office. [http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchChurchRegistersDetail.aspx?SearchType=Param&amp;amp;SearchID=3600c5b6-2876-4cbf-a43c-458084da6548&amp;amp;ItemID=597872 Newfield] 2012 accessed 5 November 2013.</ref><br>  


The River Wear formed a natural boundary of the township of Byers Green and resulted in its relative isolation until the construction of the Queen Victoria Jubilee Bridge which was opened in 1887.<ref name="Kellys1910">"Byers Green" in ''Kelly's Directory of Durham'' (11th ed., 1910, Kelly's Directories Ltd)</ref>  
The River Wear formed a natural boundary of the township of Byers Green and resulted in its relative isolation until the construction of the Queen Victoria Jubilee Bridge which was opened in 1887.<ref name="Kellys1910">"Byers Green" in ''Kelly's Directory of Durham'' (11th ed., 1910, Kelly's Directories Ltd)</ref>  
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