County Durham is a ceremonial county and smaller unitary district in North East England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county (in its own unitary borough) is Darlington.The county has a mixture of mining and farming heritage, as well as a heavy railway industry, particularly in the southeast of the county in Darlington, Shildon and Stockton. Its economy was historically based on coal and iron mining. It is an area of regeneration and promoted as a tourist destination.
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Durham, England
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county. The ... more
Spennymoor, England
Spennymoor is a town in County Durham, England. It stands above the Wear Valley approximately seven miles south of Durham. The town was founded over 160 years ... more
Barnard Castle, England
Barnard Castle is a market town in Teesdale, County Durham, England. It is named after the castle around which it grew up. It is the main settlement in the ... more
Chester-le-street, England
Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, England. Its history goes back to Roman times when it was called Concangis. The town is located 7 miles (11 km) ... more
Bishop Auckland, England
Bishop Auckland is a market town and civil parish in County Durham in north east England. It is located about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Darlington and 12 ... more
Peterlee, England
Peterlee is a small town built under the New Towns Act of 1946, in County Durham, England. Founded in 1948, Peterlee town originally mostly housed coal miners ... more
Consett, England
Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England, about 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is home to 27,394 (2001).Consett sits ... more
Darlington, England
Darlington is a market town in County Durham. It is also the population centre of the larger borough, part of the Tees Valley in north-east England, with a ... more
