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County Durham, officially simply Durham (/ˈdʌrəm/), is a ceremonial county in North East England. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to the north, the North Sea to the east, North Yorkshire to the south, and Cumbria to the west. The largest settlement is Darlington.
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Historic County
The historic county covered from the Pennines in the west, the River Tees in the south, the North Sea in the east and the Rivers Tyne and Derwentin the north. The county several had a number of exclaves: Bedlingtonshire, Islandshire and Norhamshire within Northumberland, and Craikshire within the North Riding of Yorkshire. The historic boundaries were used for parliamentary purposes until 1832, and for law courts and local government until the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844, which merged...
Administrative county
In 1889, under the Local Government Act 1888 England and Wales was divided into administrative counties and county boroughs. Administrative counties, governed by an elected county council, were based on the historic boundaries, less larger towns which became self-governing as county boroughs. In 1889 the administrative county of Durham consisted of the historic county less the county boroughs of Gateshead, South Shields and Sunderland. The boundary with the North Riding of Yorkshire was adjus...
Non-metropolitan county
In 1974 Durham was divided between three counties. The boroughs of Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees became a part of the new non-metropolitan county of Cleveland. The metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear became responsible for Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside. The new non-metropolitan county of Durham also covered the former area of Startforth Rural District, a part of the historic North Riding of Yorkshire, and south of the historical boundary of the River Tees. The Department for Com...
This is a list of the main towns in County Durham. The area covered is the entire ceremonial county, hence the inclusion of towns which are no longer administered by Durham County Council. 1. Barnard Castle, Billingham, Bishop Auckland 2. Chester-le-Street, Consett 3. Crook 4. Darlington 5. Durham 6. Ferryhill 7. Hartlepool 8. Newton Aycliffe 9. Pe...
Auckland Castle, Bishop AucklandSpennymoor Local History Archived 2007-10-16 at the Wayback MachineOne North East guides & brochures Archived 2007-03-03 at the Wayback MachineGuided Walks Programme from Durham County Council Archived 2008-02-03 at the Wayback MachineCounty Durham, officially simply Durham ( /ˈdʌrəm/ ), is a ceremonial county in North East England. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to the north, the North Sea to the east, North Yorkshire to the south, and Cumbria to the west. The largest settlement is Darlington.
Durham (IPA: [ˈdʊɹəm] na pronúncia local, [ˈdʌɹəm] em RP) é uma pequena cidade localizada no Nordeste da Inglaterra. É bastante conhecida por sua catedral e castelo normandos, além de ser a sede da Universidade de Durham
Durham ( County Durham em inglês) é um condado da Inglaterra, no nordeste do país. Não confundir com a sua county town (sede administrativo) do mesmo nome, Durham. É um condado histórico e como um condado cerimonial possui uma área de 2,676 km² (1996). Como um menor condado não-metropolitano (2,226 km²), Durham é dividido ...
