Durham and Framwelgate was a municipal borough with the status of

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

in County Durham, England. The corporation of the ancient borough of

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county * Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in N ...

and

Framwelgate Framwelgate (or Framwellgate) is an area of Durham, County Durham, England. It is adjoined by Crossgate, North End, Framwellgate Moor and the River Wear. The origin of the place-name is from the Old English words ''fram'' and ''wella'' toget ...

was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. The borough was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Its former area was merged with

Brandon and Byshottles Urban District Brandon and Byshottles is a civil parish and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in County Durham, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 17,774 increasing to 18,509 at the 2011 Census. The pa ...

and Durham Rural District, to become the new City of Durham non-metropolitan district.

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{{reflist Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 History of County Durham History of Durham, England