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Bishop Auckland Town Hall, County DurhamBishop Auckland Town Hall, County Durham
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County Durham is a ceremonial county in North East England. It covers 2,676 sq km (1,033 sq mi) and has a population of 511,000 people (2012 estimate). The county town is Durham while the largest town is Darlington.

County Durham is bordered by Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to the north, Cumbria to the west and North Yorkshire to the south.

County Durham is the only county in England to have the prefix "County" attached to it. Most English counties are suffixed with "shire". County Durham was known simply as Durham, the same as its county town, until 1997, when it officially became known as County Durham.

Towns in County Durham


  1. Durham - county town

  2. Darlington - largest town

  3. Bishop Auckland

  4. Hartlepool

  5. Stockton-on-Tees

Sights in County Durham


  1. Auckland Castle

  2. Barnard Castle

  3. Beamish Museum

  4. Binchester Roman Fort

  5. Bowes Museum

  6. Causey Arch

  7. Durham Dales

  8. Durham Light Infantry Museum

  9. Escomb Saxon Church

  10. Finchale Priory

  11. Hamsterley Forest

  12. Hardwick Hall County Park

  13. High Force Waterfall & Low Force Waterfall

  14. Killhope Wheel

  15. Raby Castle

  16. Shildon Locomotion Museum

  17. Tanfield Railway

  18. Weardale Railway

World Heritage Sites in County Durham


  1. Durham Castle and Cathedral


River Wear in DurhamRiver Wear in Durham
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