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County Durham

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County Durham

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County Durham, County Durham - Geographical extent, County Durham - Places of interest, County Durham - Settlements, County Durham - The name, County Durham - Administrative county, County Durham - Ceremonial county, County Durham - Traditional county
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County Durham: Encyclopedia II - County Durham - Geographical extent

County Durham is roughly bounded by the watershed of the Pennines in the west, the River Tees in the south, the North Sea in the east and the Rivers Tyne and Derwent in the north. The name County Durham, however, is used to refer to three distinct entities: the traditional, ceremonial, and administrative counties. County Durham - Traditional county. The county traditionally extends to the south bank of the River Tyne and includes Sunderland, South Shields, and Gateshead. It borders the counties of Cumberla ...

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County Durham, County Durham - The name, County Durham - Geographical extent, County Durham - Traditional county, County Durham - Ceremonial county, County Durham - Administrative county, County Durham - Settlements, County Durham - Places of interest

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - County Durham

* Only the part of the borough to the north of the River Tees is within the ceremonial County Durham. County Durham is a county in north-east England. Its county town is Durham. It is a county of contrasts: the remote and sparsely populated dales and moors of the Pennines characterise the interior; while nearer the coast the county is highly urbanised, and was once dominated by the coal mining industry. County Durham - The name. The form of the county name is unique in England. Many co ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia II - History of England - England before the English

Archaeological evidence indicates that what is now southern England was colonised by humans long before the rest of the British Isles due to its more hospitable climate between and during the various ice ages of the distant past. The first historical mention of the region is from the Massaliote Periplus, a sailing manual for merchants thought to date to the 6th century BC, although cultural and trade links with the continent had existed for millennia prior to this. Pytheas of Massilia wrote of his trading journey to the island around 325 BC. ...

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History of England, History of England - England before the English, History of England - The Anglo-Saxon Conquest of Celtic Britain, History of England - England during the Middle Ages, History of England - Tudor England, History of England - Religious Conflict and the Civil War, History of England - The Industrial Revolution, History of England - Recent history

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County Durham: Encyclopedia II - County town - List of county towns

County town - Historic counties of England. Bedfordshire - Bedford Berkshire - Abingdon, then Reading Buckinghamshire - Buckingham, now Aylesbury Cambridgeshire - Cambridge Cheshire - Chester Cornwall - Bodmin, now Truro Cumberland - Carlisle Derbyshire - Derby, though County Hall is in Matlock Devon - Exeter Dorset - Dorchester County Durham - Durham Essex - Chelmsford Gloucestershire - GloucesterSee also:

County town, County town - List of county towns, County town - Historic counties of England, County town - Non-metropolitan counties of England, County town - Counties of Scotland, County town - Historic counties of Wales, County town - Traditional counties of the Republic of Ireland, County town - Other counties of the Republic of Ireland, County town - Historic counties of Northern Ireland, County town - Former county towns, County town - Former administrative counties of England, County town - Former non-metropolitan counties of England, County town - Former counties of Wales

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Cumberland

Cumberland is one of the 39 historic counties, located in north-western England, . Cumberland - History. Cumberland - Early history. The traditional county borders Northumberland and County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south, the Furness part of Lancashire to the south-west, Dumfriesshire to the north and Roxburghshire to the north-east. The traditional county town is Carlisle and much of the Lake District is geographically located in Cumberland. The coun ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Cumbria

Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. Cumbria is home to the Lake District National Park, considered one of the most beautiful areas of the United Kingdom. The area has provided inspiration for generations of British and foreign artists, writers and musicians. The highest point of the county (and of the whole of England) is Scafell Pike at 978m/3209ft. Parts of Hadrian's Wall can be found in the northernmost reaches of the county, in and around Carlisle. Cumbria - Boundaries ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Abbeys and priories in England

Abbeys and priories in England is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other monastic religious house in England. Abbeys and priories in England - Abbreviations and Key. List of abbeys and priories, Abbeys and priories in Scotland, Abbeys and priories in Wales, Abbeys and priories in Isle of Man, Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland, Abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland, List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England, Dissolution of the Monasterie ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Carlton

Carlton is the name of many places: Carlton, Bedfordshire is a small village in the county of Bedfordshire in the United Kingdom. Carlton, Cambridgeshire is a small village in the county of Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. Carlton, County Durham is a small village in the county of County Durham in the United Kingdom. Carlton, North Yorkshire is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. Carlton, South Yorkshire is a small village in the county of South ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Ceremonial counties of England

The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. They are also often used in a geographic reference frame, and in this capacity are sometimes called geographic counties. Ceremonial counties of England - Map. Northumberland Tyne and Wear Durham Cumbri ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - River Tyne England

The River Tyne is a river in England. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers, the North Tyne and the South Tyne. These two rivers converge at Acomb near Hexham in Northumberland. The South Tyne rises on Alston Moor, Cumbria and flow through the towns of Haltwhistle and Haydon Bridge, in a valley often called the Tyne Gap. Hadrian's Wall lies to the North of the Tyne Gap. Coincidentally the source of the South Tyne is very close to the surces of the other two great rivers of the industrial north east namely the Tees ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Crook County Durham

Crook is a small market town in County Durham, England. It is situated about 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Durham. Crook lies a couple of miles north of the River Wear, on the A690 from Durham. This turns into the A689 leading up into the scenic upper reaches of Weardale, through Wolsingham and Stanhope. Crook is the administrative centre of the Wear Valley District Council. Crook has a famous amateur football team Crook Town FC. Crook Town have won the FA Amateur Cup five times, most recently beating Enfield F.C. in 1964, before the cup was abolished in 1974. This record is onl ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Yorkshire

North Riding West Riding East Riding Yorkshire is the largest traditional county of England, covering some 6,000 sq. miles (15,000 km²) with a population of some five million. It is traditionally divided into West, North and East Ridings (from Old Norse þriðing, "third part", a legacy of the area's ninth century Scandinavian settlers). T ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Wycliffe

Wycliffe can refer to: Wycliffe (television) - a British television detective series John Wycliffe - English theologian and Bible translator. Wycliffe, County Durham Wycliffe Hall, Oxford - theological college within the University of Oxford Wycliffe Bible Translators - a worldwide organisation devoted to translating the Bible into other languages. Other related archivesBible, British, English, John Wycliffe, University of Oxford, Wyclif

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - City of Durham

Durham is a local government district in England and city in County Durham. Its main settlement is also called Durham. Other towns include Brandon. The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Durham and Framwelgate with Brandon and Byshottles urban district and Durham Rural District. City of Durham - Mayors of the City of Durham. Mayors of the City of Durham are styled "The Right Worshipful, The Mayor of Durham". The Mayoralty is taken as a continuation of the mayoralty o ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Winston

Winston is a name deriving from the old saxon / norse words "wynn" meaning "good" or "beautiful" and "stonn" meaning town or place. Winston is the name of several places in England: Winston, County Durham Winston, Suffolk - and in the United States of America: Winston, Florida Winston, Georgia Winston, Missouri Winston, Montana Winston, New Mexico Winston, Oregon Winston County, Alaba ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Who's Next

Who's Next is an album by The Who. It was released on August 2, 1971 in the United States and August 25, 1971 in the United Kingdom. Initially seen by the band as a compromise release following the collapse of a more ambitious rock opera, Who's Next was a major success, reaching the top five on the Billboard charts in the US, spawning several hit singles, and remaining in print and continuing to sell well in many editions for over three decades. The album has been consistently voted as one of the best rock ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Football

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. The most popular of these worldwide is Association football, which is called soccer in several countries. The English language word football is also applied to Rugby football (Rugby union and Rugby league), American football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, and Canadian football. When the term "foot ball" originated, it referred to a wide variety of games in medieval Europe, which were played on foot — that is, by peasants — as oppose ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Yvonne Ridley

Yvonne Ridley (born 1959?, Stanley, County Durham) is a British journalist and politician. Ridley came to prominence in September 2001 when she was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan whilst working for the Daily Express, and held hostage for 11 days. She said she was offered to read the Qur'an during her captivity, and later did, partly to find out why the Taliban treated women as they do. She found no justification in the Qur'an f ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - County town

A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. In the case of Yorkshire in England, there are three county towns, one for each Riding: Northallerton for the North Riding, Beverley for the East Riding, and Wakefield for the West Riding. Contrary to popular belief, there are no civil administrative offices for the ...

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County Durham: Encyclopedia - Ward politics

A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area. It is common in ...

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