Eaglescliffe (GB)
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Eaglescliffe is a village in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. It is in the civil parish of Egglescliffe.
The village was formed around Eaglescliffe Railway station and was formerly known as Eaglescliffe Junction. In 2011, the Office for National Statistics included the town, and areas from the Egglescliffe and Preston-on-Tees parishes in the Yarm built-up area.
The village's name is thought to be derived from a misspelling of the name of the nearby village of Egglescliffe meaning a church on a hill. A common myth on the name change is that in Victorian times the sign for the new railway station turned up incorrect after the signwriter thought that Egglescliffe was a mistake and altered it.
The Stockton and Darlington Railway passed through the grounds of Preston Hall in Eaglescliffe, and on the opening day there was a famous race between a stagecoach travelling down Yarm Road, and the Locomotion No. 1.
The post office historically was a County Sub-Office e.g. not a sub office of any one Postal Town even though there were a number of large office towns near by - Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington
