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Survey of English Place-Names

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Egglescliffe

Parish in the County of Durham

Etymology

The parish comprises three townships, Egglescliffe in the north-east, Aislaby in the middle and Newsham including Trafford Hill in the west.The land is tableland rising from the Tees interspersed with a few depressions through which streams descend to the river. The soil is loamy and in 1850 produced crops of wheat, oats, beans and turnips, VCH III 222.

Major Settlements