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County Durham

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Population523,700
Population (mid-2017 est.)862,600
Constituent country England
Points of interest Beamish, the Living Museum of the North
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About County Durham


County Durham is a county in North East England. The county town is Durham, a cathedral city. The largest settlement is Darlington, closely followed by Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees. It borders Tyne and Wear to the north east, Northumberland to the north, Cumbria to the west and North Yorkshire to the south.

Bank branch closures hits Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's constituency

Bank branch closures hits Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's constituency
Dec 1,2023 6:41 am

... This week and next we re in Lincolnshire, London, County Durham, County Down and Denbighshire...

UK weather: Snow forecast and warnings in place as temperatures plummet

UK weather: Snow forecast and warnings in place as temperatures plummet
Dec 1,2023 6:01 am

... More than 30 schools in Cornwall closed for the day or opened late due to hazardous conditions while in County Durham, police said snowy conditions led to some crashes on the roads...

RuPaul's Drag Race UK: North East queens fighting for crown

RuPaul's Drag Race UK: North East queens fighting for crown
Nov 30,2023 1:31 pm

... Ginger Johnson, from County Durham, Tomara Thomas, from Hartlepool, and Michael Marouli, from Newcastle, are all battling it out for the crown...

Time: Short prison sentence 'derailed' woman's life

Time: Short prison sentence 'derailed' woman's life
Nov 18,2023 7:31 pm

... " Martha was jailed in 2016 after committing " petty and pathetic crimes" to fund her heroin use - stealing a car jack from a garage, some artificial flowers from a front garden and a purse containing £3 - close to her home in County Durham...

Bradley Lowery: Sheffield Wednesday fan sentenced over photo jibe

Bradley Lowery: Sheffield Wednesday fan sentenced over photo jibe
Nov 17,2023 10:31 am

... " Bradley, from Blackhall Colliery, County Durham, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma - a rare type of cancer - when he was 18 months old...

Parenting: Helping young dads to challenge stereotypes

Parenting: Helping young dads to challenge stereotypes
Nov 6,2023 7:11 pm

... " It s difficult to bring Violet around other kids because it s hard to find young dads like myself, " says James, who lives in Blackhall Colliery, County Durham...

Steve lights up UK skies alongside Northern Lights - but what's the difference?

Steve lights up UK skies alongside Northern Lights - but what's the difference?
Nov 6,2023 6:31 am

... The thin, purple ribbon, which was seen glowing in the sky in Northumberland, County Durham and Argyll, is a relatively new scientific discovery...

Storm Ciarán: England and Channel Islands prepare for disruption

Storm Ciarán: England and Channel Islands prepare for disruption
Nov 1,2023 4:31 am

... Storm Ciarán will arrive following localised weather-related incidents last weekend when and when a village in County Durham was deluged by " several feet of water"...

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