Über den Ort » Eryholme, North Yorkshire, England, Großbritannien

Eryholme is a village and civil parish in the district of Richmondshire in North Yorkshire, England. As the population is still less than 100 information is included from that of Dalton-on-Tees. The village is situated on the south bank of the River Tees opposite Hurworth, four and a half miles south-east of Darlington. In this part of the Tees valley the river forms many loops called 'holmes'. The word 'holm' is of Viking origin and means "island formed by a river". Eryholme's name is, however, a corruption of its original name 'Erghum'. This name means shieling - a shelter for livestock, which comes from the Old Irish word 'airgh'. This word was introduced into Yorkshire place names by Norwegian Vikings who had lived in Ireland for a number of generations and adopted many Irish words. The Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Eryholme is a grade II* listed plain sandstone building, originally built c.1200 and modified in the 13th, 14th and 16th centuries. The registers at the church date from 1565. There are the remains of a Victorian era brick and tile works in the village. The chief activity is farming; the farms forming part of the Neasham estate owned by the Wrightson family. Famous for the breeding of shorthorn cattle, a cow sold to the Colling brothers became part of the original stock from which was bred the Durham Ox and Comet.