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Stockton and Hartlepool authorities, from when the ceremonial county designation was created in 1974 until 1996, were formerly in the Cleveland ceremonial county. Stockton's authority spans two ceremonial counties. Towns and cities are highlighted in bold.
Towns in the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. Including towns in the unitary authorities of Darlington , Hartlepool , and Stockton-on-Tees (north of the River Tees ). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Towns in County Durham .
This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. The towns of Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington and Hartlepool are the only unparished areas outside the administrative county. There are 181 civil parishes.
Villages in the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. Including towns in the unitary authorities of Darlington , Hartlepool , and Stockton-on-Tees (north of the River Tees ). For a complete list of settlements, see the list of places in County Durham .
What is now County Durham was on the border of Roman Britain, and contains survivals of this era at sites such as Binchester Roman Fort. In the Anglo-Saxon period the region was part of the Kingdom of Northumbria. In 995 the city of Durham was founded by monks seeking a place safe from Viking raids to house the relics of St Cuthbert.
This is a list of settlements in County Durham by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021 . In 2011, there were 26 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in County Durham , shown in the table below.
The district has multiple hamlets and villages. Settlements with town status include Consett, Barnard Castle, Peterlee, Seaham, Bishop Auckland, Newton Aycliffe, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Shildon, Chester-le-Street, Crook, Stanley, Willington, Stanhope, Spennymoor, Ferryhill and Sedgefield while Durham is the only city in the district.
Location of the ceremonial county of County Durham within England. Date: 16 November 2010: ... Locator maps of the Ceremonial counties of England on Wikimedia Commons.