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4 days ago · A History of the County of Durham: Volume 3 Covers the cathedral city of Durham, including an account of the cathedral itself. Also covers Stockton ward in the south-east of the county (bordering North Yorkshire) including Hartlepool and Stockton on Tees.
5 days ago · Bishop Auckland ( / ˈɔːk.lənd / AWK-lənd) is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, England. It is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Darlington and 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Durham .
5 days ago · Sunderland ( / ˈsʌndərlənd / ⓘ) is a port city [a] in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. The built-up area had a population of 168,277 at the 2021 census, making it the second largest settlement in North East England after Newcastle.
2 days ago · From 1918, Durham City was included in a county constituency officially called The Durham Division of (County) Durham, consisting of the central part of the county. In the 1983 boundary changes, the constituency officially acquired the unambiguous City of Durham name for the first time and its boundaries were realigned to match the new City of Durham local government district.
5 days ago · A History of the County of Durham: Volume 2 A part-volume covering the religious houses of the county. Includes an account of the early history of Durham cathedral.
3 days ago · The scattered farms of Low, Middle, and High Swainston, which lie to the south-west of Embleton Church, represent an ancient manor, as do the farms of Murton and West Murton in the north of the township. There was a capital messuage in Swainston in 1613.
3 days ago · In County Durham all works on roads and pavements require a permit. The map and table provide information on what is happening in your area or on your regular routes.
