thumb|Durham Countys placering i England County Durham er et af Englands tre ceremonielle palatinatsgrevskaber. (De to andre palatinatsgrevskaber ligger også i det nordlige England. Det er Cheshire og Hertugdømmet Lancaster).
County Durham ligger i regionen Nordøstengland.
Nutidens administrative grevskab består af City of Durham og seks mindre kommuner.
Det ceremonielle grevskab består af det administrative grevskab samt tre selvstyrende kommuner (Hartlepool, Darlington og Stockton-on-Tees (delvist i North Yorkshire)).
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#NavnCouncil områdeIndbyggertal2001201120211DarlingtonDarlington86,46092,36393,0152HartlepoolHartlepool86,03088,85587,9953Stockton-on-TeesStockton (North Tees)80,06082,72984,8154DurhamCo. Durham43,22047,78550,510 5BillinghamStockton (North Tees)34,76035,39233,920 6ConsettCo. Durham21,06024,82829,885 7Newton AycliffeCo. Durham25,66025,96425,765 8Chester-le-StreetCo. Durham23,94624,27723,5609Bishop AucklandCo. Durham23,83024,90823,35510SeahamCo. Durham21,16022,37321,66511SpennymoorCo. Durham17,27017,76620,41012Peterlee & HordenCo. Durham29,93627,87119,7506,80513StanleyCo. Durham19,45520,99519,41514Egglescliffe/ EaglescliffeStockton (North Tees)7,908†8,559†10,25015CrookCo. Durham8,54010,0199,71516ShildonCo. Durham10,0809,9769,64517BrandonCo. Durham9,0829,5669,50518FerryhillCo. Durham10,5549,8058,86019Annfield PlainCo. Durham9,8247,7747,78520MurtonCo. Durham6,8207,4137,24021Easington & Easington CollieryCo. Durham7,1237,1936,96522Barnard CastleCo. Durham6,7207,0405,78523WillingtonCo. Durham6,1056,6335,68524 Pelton &OustonCo. Durham 5,2495,490 5,278 5,303 7,30525SacristonCo. Durham4,3944,6115,19026WingateCo. Durham4,6605,1345,03527CastlesideCo. Durham4,4804,881N/a28Blackhall CollieryCo. Durham5,2234,785N/a30Langley ParkCo. Durham4,5294,545N/a
Seværdigheder
Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee, concrete art designed by Victor Pasmore in 1969. The Barnard Castle, a castle the adjoining town having a Butter Market folley English Heritage Historic house Castle Beamish Museum, Stanley, open air living museum Accessible open space Museum (charges for entry) Heritage railway Binchester Roman Fort Museum (charges for entry) Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle Museum (charges for entry) Historic house The Castle Eden, a castle with adjoining village which is famous for the Castle Eden Brewery. Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve, coal mining heritage. Causey Arch, near Stanley Crook Hall and Gardens Fox & Parrot Wood Hamsterley Forest Hardwick Hall Country Park, Sedgefield Country Park High Force and Low Force waterfalls, on the River Tees Accessible open space Lambton CastleCastle North of England Lead Mining Museum, including Killhope Wheel, Cowshill Museum (charges for entry) Locomotion railway museum, in Shildon Heritage railway Museum (free entry) Longovicium ruin auxiliary Roman Fort, Lanchester Raby Castle, Staindrop Castle Seaham Hall Sedgefield Racecourse, the town has a notable Cosin woodwork in St Edmund's Church. Whitworth Hall, Spennymoor Tanfield Railway Heritage railway Ushaw College, Catholic Seminary of great religious heritage. Weardale Railway, at Stanhope, County Durham, Wolsingham and Bishop Auckland Heritage railway | Bishop Auckland Kynren, theme park and night show depicting British History 15px The Auckland Castle Gothic Revival style Bishop Auckland Town Hall Historic house Escomb Church, near Bishop Auckland Durham City Durham Castle and Cathedral, a World Heritage Site Cathedral Castle Durham Light Infantry Museum, Aykley Heads Museum (charges for entry) Durham University Oriental Museum, Asian artefacts and information. Finchale Priory English Heritage Darlington Borough Head of Steam South Park, Darlington Rockcliffe Hall, Hurworth Darlington Market Hall Hartlepool Borough Ward Jackson Park Accessible open space National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool Heugh Battery Museum Hartlepool Art Gallery Stockton-on-Tees Borough Preston Hall og Preston Park, museum Historic house Ropner ParkAccessible open space Stockton Globe Theatre Stockton ARC Theatre Tees Barrage International White Water Course
Se også Durham County Council
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