County Durham

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)).

Byer

# Navn Council område Indbyggertal[1][2]
2001 2011 2021
1 Darlington Darlington 86,460 92,363 93,015
2 Hartlepool Hartlepool 86,030 88,855 87,995
3 Stockton-on-Tees Stockton (North Tees) 80,060 82,729 84,815
4 Durham Co. Durham 43,220 47,785 50,510
5 Billingham Stockton (North Tees) 34,760 35,392 33,920
6 Consett Co. Durham 21,060 24,828 29,885
7 Newton Aycliffe Co. Durham 25,660 25,964 25,765
8 Chester-le-Street Co. Durham 23,946 24,277 23,560
9 Bishop Auckland Co. Durham 23,830 24,908 23,355
10 Seaham Co. Durham 21,160 22,373 21,665
11 Spennymoor Co. Durham 17,270 17,766 20,410
12 Peterlee & Horden Co. Durham 29,936 27,871 19,750
6,805
13 Stanley Co. Durham 19,455 20,995 19,415
14 Egglescliffe/ Eaglescliffe Stockton (North Tees) 7,908† 8,559† 10,250
15 Crook Co. Durham 8,540 10,019 9,715
16 Shildon Co. Durham 10,080 9,976 9,645
17 Brandon Co. Durham 9,082 9,566 9,505
18 Ferryhill Co. Durham 10,554 9,805 8,860
19 Annfield Plain Co. Durham 9,824 7,774 7,785
20 Murton Co. Durham 6,820 7,413 7,240
21 Easington & Easington Colliery Co. Durham 7,123 7,193 6,965
22 Barnard Castle Co. Durham 6,720 7,040 5,785
23 Willington Co. Durham 6,105 6,633 5,685
24 Pelton &
Ouston		 Co. Durham 5,249
5,490		 5,278
5,303		 7,305
25 Sacriston Co. Durham 4,394 4,611 5,190
26 Wingate Co. Durham 4,660 5,134 5,035
27 Castleside Co. Durham 4,480 4,881 N/a
28 Blackhall Colliery Co. Durham 5,223 4,785 N/a
30 Langley Park Co. Durham 4,529 4,545 N/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

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  • Bishop Auckland
    • Kynren, theme park and night show depicting British History
    • 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

Referencer

  1. ↑ "County Durham (Unitary County, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Hentet 2016-11-22.
    "Darlington (Unitary District, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Hentet 2016-11-22.
    "Hartlepool (Unitary District, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Hentet 2016-11-22.
    "Stockton-on-Tees (Unitary District, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Hentet 2016-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Figure 1: Explore population characteristics of individual BUAs". Hentet 13. marts 2024.

Eksterne henvisninger

54°40′N 1°50′V / 54.667°N 1.833°V / 54.667; -1.833

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