County Durham, England

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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.

Bishop Auckland Town Hall, County Durham
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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.

River Wear in Durham
Author: Jungpionier (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)

Towns in County Durham

Sights in County Durham

Auckland Castle
Barnard Castle
Beamish Museum
Binchester Roman Fort
Bowes Museum
Causey Arch
Durham Dales
Durham Light Infantry Museum
Escomb Saxon Church
Finchale Priory
Hamsterley Forest
Hardwick Hall County Park
High Force Waterfall & Low Force Waterfall
Killhope Wheel
Raby Castle
Shildon Locomotion Museum
Tanfield Railway
Weardale Railway

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in County Durham

Durham Castle and Cathedral

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