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Durham (/ ˈ d ʌr əm / ⓘ DURR-əm, locally / ˈ d ɜːr əm / listen ⓘ) [a] is a cathedral city and civil parish in the county of Durham, England.It is the county town and contains the headquarters of Durham County Council, the unitary authority which governs the district of County Durham.
County Durham, officially simply Durham (/ˈdʌrəm/), [note 1] is a ceremonial county in North East England. [3] 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.
Largest settlements of County Durham Administrative centres are in Yellow and Durham, as a city, is in bold. Settlements in the ceremonial county of Durham , England, are in four unitary authorities .
From 1075, the Bishop of Durham became a Prince-Bishop, with the right to raise an army, mint his own coins, and levy taxes. As long as he remained loyal to the king of England, he could govern as a virtually autonomous ruler, reaping the revenue from his territory, but also remaining mindful of his role of protecting England’s northern frontier.
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, 15 miles (24 km) west of Middlesbrough and 20 miles (32 km) south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, [1] making it a "large town" and one of the largest settlements in North East England. [2]
County Durham is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is governed by Durham County Council. [5] The district has an area of 2,226 square kilometres (859 sq mi), and contains 135 civil parishes. [6] It forms part of the larger ceremonial county of Durham, together with boroughs of Darlington, Hartlepool ...
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