Jesmond is located about fifty-five kilometers west of Clinton, BC, between the Edge Hills to the west and the Marble Range to the east.  The name Jesmond refers to the property itself, which was previously known as Mountain House.  Mountain House was a popular stopping house for horseback and horsedrawn travelers on the road to Gang Ranch or Dog Creek from Clinton.  Harry Coldwell purchased Mountain House from Grant Lee in 1913.  Mountain House became Jesmond in 1918.  Harry renamed the property at the request of the postal service to distinguish it from Rocky Mountain House in Alberta when he became postmaster.  Jesmond was never a town site.  It was a private home, ranch and site of the Jesmond store and post office.  The surrounding community is Big Bar, named for the creek which runs from Big Bar Lake to the Fraser River.  Big Bar Creek passes Jesmond to the north.  Pete Coldwell, with his wife Joyce, inherited Jesmond from Harry Coldwell after Harry's death in 1970.  Charlie Coldwell became the third generation proprietor of Jesmond in 1992, when he inherited it from his parents.  Charlie was raised working on Coldwell Ranch, and he continues to operate the ranch today.