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ceremonial county The counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, also referred to as the lieutenancy areas of England and informally known as ceremonial counties, are areas of England to which lords-lieutenant are appointed. Legally, the areas i ...
of Durham, England, are in four unitary authorities. Some settlements, such as
Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...
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Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...
in Tyne and Wear, are not in the present ceremonial county. Stockton and Hartlepool authorities, from when the ceremonial county designation was created in 1974 until 1996, were formerly in the Cleveland ceremonial county. Stockton's authority spans two ceremonial counties. Towns and cities are highlighted in bold.


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Aislaby,
Allensford Allensford is a small country park and hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the west of Consett, and to the east of Castleside on the River Derwent. First recorded as ''Aleynforth'' in Bishop Hatfield's sur ...
, Alum Waters,
Annfield Plain Annfield Plain is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on a plateau between the towns of Stanley, to the north-east, and Consett, to the west. According to the 2001 census, Annfield Plain has a population of 3,569. By the ti ...
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Archdeacon Newton Archdeacon Newton is a hamlet and rural parish of several farms in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are maintained in the pari ...
, Aukside,
Aycliffe Village Aycliffe Village is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated immediately to the south of the town of Newton Aycliffe. History Industrial Estate The industrial estate features many buildings dating back to World War II. One buildin ...


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Barmpton Barmpton is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are maintained in the parish of Great Burdon. I ...
, Barnard Castle, Barningham,
Beamish Beamish may refer to: People *Emma Beamish (born 1982), Irish cricketer *Francis Beamish (1802-1868), Irish Whig and Liberal politician *Sir George Beamish (1905–1967), British air marshal and Irish rugby player *Harold Beamish (1896–1986) was ...
, Bearpark,
Beaumont Hill Beaumont Hill is a village in the borough of Darlington and the traditional and ceremonial counties of Durham in England, situated directly to the north of Darlington on the A167 road The A167 and A167(M) is a road in North East England. ...
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Bedburn Bedburn is a village in County Durham, in England. It is in the civil parish of South Bedburn, near Hamsterley, and Hamsterley Forest Hamsterley Forest is a commercial forest in County Durham owned and managed by Forestry England. It is the ...
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Belmont Belmont may refer to: People * Belmont (surname) Places * Belmont Abbey (disambiguation) * Belmont Historic District (disambiguation) * Belmont Hotel (disambiguation) * Belmont Park (disambiguation) * Belmont Plantation (disambiguation) * Belmon ...
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Benfieldside Benfieldside is a parish in County Durham, in England. Although not a village in its own right (ecclesiastically it incorporates Shotley Bridge Shotley Bridge is a village, adjoining the town of Consett in County Durham, England. It is on the ...
, Biddick,
Bildershaw Bildershaw is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the A68 road between Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tribut ...
, Billingham,
Billy Row Billy Row is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the north of Crook Crook is another name for criminal. Crook or Crooks may also refer to: Places * Crook, County Durham, England, a town * Crook, Cumbri ...
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Binchester Binchester is a small village in County Durham, England. It has a population of 271. It is situated between Bishop Auckland, which is to the south, and a short distance to the west of Spennymoor. It has a community centre, swing park and football ...
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Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland () is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, northern England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham. Much of the town's early history surro ...
, Bishop Middleham,
Bishopsgarth Bishopsgarth is a west Stockton area in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. It is part of Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree Ward, which had a population of 6,689 in the 2011 census. It is near Hardwick and Fairfield. The area has ...
, Bishopton, Blackhall Colliery,
Blackhall Rocks Blackhall Rocks is a village on the North Sea coast of County Durham, North East England. It is situated on the A1086 between Horden and Hartlepool, and just south of Blackhall Colliery which it adjoins. It is sometimes referred to by locals ...
, Blackhill,
Blackwell Blackwell may refer to: Places ;Canada * Blackwell, Ontario ;United Kingdom * Blackwell, County Durham, England * Blackwell, Carlisle, Cumbria, England * Blackwell (historic house), South Lakeland, Cumbria, England * Blackwell, Bolsover, Alfre ...
, Bolam,
Boldron Boldron is a village in the Pennines of England, situated close to Barnard Castle. It was Historic counties of England, historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was ...
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Bournmoor Bournmoor ( or ) is a village in County Durham, England, and is situated a short distance from Chester-le-Street. It contains St Barnabas' Church, which houses the Frostley Angel. Originally part of the Lambton Castle estate, the village develop ...
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Bowbank Bowbank is a village in Lunedale, a side valley of Teesdale, in County Durham, England. For centuries, it lay within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural Distric ...
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Bowburn Bowburn is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated about to the south-east of Durham, on the A177, between Coxhoe to the south-east, and High Shincliffe to the north-west. It is part of the Cassop-cum-Quarrington parish. History ...
, Bowes, Bowes Museum,
Bowlees Bowlees is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated near Newbiggin, on the other side of Teesdale from Holwick. The visitor centre in the village was formerly run by the Durham Wildlife Trust Durham Wildlife Trust, founde ...
, Bradbury, Brafferton, Brancepeth, Brandon, Branksome, Bridge End,
Bridgehill Bridgehill is an area of Consett in County Durham, England. It is situated near Benfieldside Benfieldside is a parish in County Durham, in England. Although not a village in its own right (ecclesiastically it incorporates Shotley Bridge Shotl ...
, Brierton,
Brignall Brignall village is located in an elevated position adjacent to the River Greta, about 2 km upstream from Greta Bridge. The village is within the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England, the nearest town is the market town of ...
, Broom Hill,
Broompark Broompark is a village in County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East Engl ...
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Brotherlee Brotherlee is a small village in County Durham, England situated on the south side of Weardale Weardale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in County Durham, England. Large parts of Weardale fall within the North Penni ...
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Browney Browney is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the south-west of Durham, England, Durham and adjoins Meadowfield. It is part of the parish of Brandon and Byshottles. The Browney Wesleyan Chapel was built in 1887, to seat 270, ...
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Burnhope Burnhope is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is located in the Craghead valley on the opposite side to Stanley and has 1,564 inhabitants, as measured in the 2011 census. Burnhope overlooks Lanchester in the Browney ...
, Burnopfield,
Butterknowle Butterknowle is a village in Teesdale, County Durham, England. Butterknowle is situated between the market towns of Bishop Auckland (9 miles to the east) and Barnard Castle (6 miles to the south-west). It has an attractive rural setting within t ...
, Butterwick, Byers Green,
Blaydon Blaydon is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, and historically in County Durham. Blaydon, and neighbouring Winlaton, which Blaydon is now contiguous with, form the postal town of Blaydon-on-Tyne. The Blay ...


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Carlbury,
Carlton Carlton may refer to: People * Carlton (name), a list of those with the given name or surname * Carlton (singer), English soul singer Carlton McCarthy * Carlton, a pen name used by Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), American educator, Presbyterian ...
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Carrville Belmont is a suburb forming the north-eastern parts of the city of Durham, England. Belmont Parish covers four old coal mining villages of Belmont, Carrville, Broomside and Gilesgate Moor, which have been joined together by industrial and subur ...
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Cassop Cassop (formerly New Cassop) is a village in County Durham, in England. It has a population of about 500 and is located near the city of Durham. A former mining village, mining is no longer the main occupation of Cassop's inhabitants due to exte ...
, Castle Eden, Castleside, Catchgate, Causey,
Chester Moor Chester Moor is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the south of Chester-le-Street Chester-le-Street (), also known as Chester, is a market town and civil parish in County Durham, England, around north of ...
, Chester-le-Street, Chilton, Chilton Lane, Cleatlam, Close House, Clough Dene, Coal Bank,
Cockerton Cockerton is an area, or township, of north-west Darlington in the borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The Cocker Beck flows through the area and empties into the River Skerne via The Denes, an area and string of valleyed parks do ...
, Cockfield,
Cold Hesledon Cold Hesledon is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Murton. Dalton Pumping Station Within the village is a large Victorian, Gothic Revival former Water pumping station, designed by Thomas Hawk ...
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Consett Consett is a town in County Durham, England, about south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 27,394 in 2001 and an estimate of 25,812 in 2019. History Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. Its' name originates in the ...
, Copley,
Copthill Copthill is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of Weardale, between Cowshill and Cornriggs Cornriggs is a hamlet in County Durham, England. It is situated on the north side of Weardale in the North Pen ...
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Cornforth Cornforth is a village in County Durham, England. It is adjacent to the village of West Cornforth, situated a short distance to the north-east of Ferryhill. Before the middle part of the Victorian era, when coal mining was at its height in Coun ...
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Cornriggs Cornriggs is a hamlet in County Durham, England. It is situated on the north side of Weardale in the North Pennines, which is designated as both an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a UNESCO Global Geopark. The hamlet lies around the A689 ...
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Cornsay Cornsay is a hamlet and civil parish in County Durham, England. The population of the Civil Parish taken at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 1,128. It is southeast of Consett and southwest of Durham, England, Durham. It consists ...
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Cornsay Colliery Cornsay Colliery is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Durham, England, Durham, close to Cornsay, Quebec, County Durham, Quebec and Esh Winning. Regarding Cornsay Colliery, the following is taken from ...
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Cotherstone Cotherstone is a village and civil parish in the Pennine hills, in Teesdale, County Durham, England. Cotherstone lies within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rura ...
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Coundon Coundon is an old mining village in County Durham, England. The Boldon Book mentions a mine in Coundon in the twelfth century. In 2001 it had a population of 2611. In 2011 the ward had a population of 7139. History The name Coundon comes from ...
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Coundon Grange Coundon Grange is a village in the civil parish of Dene Valley, in County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland. In the 2001 census Coundon Grange had a population of 235. Governance Coundon Grange was formerly a tow ...
, Coundongate,
Cowpen Bewley Cowpen Bewley is a village within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. Cowpen Bewley is situated to the east of Billingham Billingham is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Stockton-o ...
, Cowshill, Coxhoe, Craghead,
Craigside Craigside is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated close to the River Wear, west of Crook Crook is another name for criminal. Crook or Crooks may also refer to: Places * Crook, County Durham, England, a town * Crook, ...
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Crawleyside Crawleyside is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of Stanhope, in Weardale. In the 2001 census Crawleyside had a population of 170. The Crawley Edge Cairns, in a field to the west of the village are a series o ...
, Crimdon Park, Crook, Crookgate Bank,
Crookhall Crookhall is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between Consett and Delves Lane. It is named after Crook Hall which once stood nearby. History Crookhall village was created in about 1844 when George Baker, MP of Crook Ha ...
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Croxdale Croxdale is a village in the civil parish of Croxdale and Hett, situated about south of Durham City, in County Durham , England and on the A167 road, formerly part of the Great North Road. It is on the route of the East Coast Main Line and at on ...
, Cleadon


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Daddry Shield Daddry Shield is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the south side of the River Wear in Weardale Weardale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in County Durham, England. Large parts of Weardale fall ...
, Dalton Piercy,
Dalton-le-Dale Dalton-le-Dale is a small village in County Durham, in England. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 1,546. It is situated on the old A19 road between Seaham and Murton. Most of the village is located in a wooded valley bottom, s ...
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Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
, Dawdon,
Deaf Hill Deaf Hill is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Trimdon Colliery. The origin of the name is not known. The alternative name for the village is Trimdon Station. Locally Deaf Hill is thought to hav ...
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Dean Bank Dean Bank is situated on the west incline of Ferryhill, County Durham, in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies nor ...
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Delves Lane Delves Lane is a small village to the south of Consett, County Durham, England. The housing in the area was built as a suburb of Consett, historically providing housing for people working in the former mining and steel industries. The village ...
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Deneside Deneside is an area in Seaham, County Durham, in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea ...
, Dent Bank, Denton, Dipton, Dragonville, Durham,


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Eaglescliffe Eaglescliffe is a village in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. It is in the civil parish of Egglescliffe. The village was formerly known as Eaglescliffe Junction, being formed around . In 2011, the Office for National S ...
, Easington, Easington Colliery,
East Blackdene East Blackdene is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of the River Wear, on the opposite side of Weardale Weardale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in County Durham, England. Large pa ...
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East Briscoe East Briscoe is a village in Baldersdale, in the Pennines district of County Durham, England. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to Coun ...
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East Hedleyhope East Hedleyhope is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated about west 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 Co ...
, East Kyo, East Law, East Stanley, Eastbourne,
Eastgate Eastgate may refer to: Places Canada * Eastgate, Alberta, Canada * Eastgate, British Columbia, Canada United Kingdom * Eastgate, County Durham, England * Eastgate, Norfolk, England * Eastgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England * Eastgate, C ...
, Ebchester,
Eden Vale Eden Vale is a small village in County Durham, in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic ...
, Edmondsley,
Edmundbyers Edmundbyers is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Consett, near Derwent Reservoir, North East England, Derwent Reservoir. In 2001 it had a population of 118. The civil parish of Edmondbyers had a pop ...
, Egglesburn,
Egglescliffe Egglescliffe is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. Administratively it is located in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It shares a civil parish with Eaglescliffe. The village sits on top of a hill overlooking and across the ...
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Eggleston Eggleston is a village in County Durham, in England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 448. It is situated in Teesdale, a few miles north-west of Barnard Castle. Etymology The second element of ''Eggleston'' is ...
, Eldon, Eldon Lane, Elstob, Elton, Elwick, Embleton,
Escomb Escomb is a village on the River Wear about west of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. Escomb was a civil parish until 1960, when it and a number of other civil parishes in the area were dissolved. In 2001 it had a population of 358. I ...
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Esh Winning Esh Winning is a village, and location of a former colliery, in County Durham, England. It is situated in the River Deerness, Deerness Valley to the west of Durham, England, Durham. The village was founded by the Pease family in the 1850s to serv ...
, Esperley Lane Ends, Etherley Dene, Ettersgill,
Evenwood Evenwood is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south west of Bishop Auckland. It is in the civil parish of Evenwood and Barony, which has a population of 2,534 falling to 2,455 at the 2011 Census. A former coal mining ...
, Evenwood Gate


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Fairfield,
Faverdale Faverdale is a suburb of Darlington in County Durham, England. It is situated in the north west of Darlington, north of Cockerton. The area was rural until the 20th century, a large wagon works was established in the 1920s, with housing develop ...
, Ferryhill, Ferryhill Station, Finchale Priory,
Fir Tree Firs (''Abies'') are a genus of 48–56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The genus is most closely related to ...
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Firth Moor Firth Moor, or Firthmoor is a place in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the south-east of Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, ...
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Fishburn Fishburn is a village and civil parish in County Durham, in England. It is situated about 12 miles west of Hartlepool. It had a population of 2,454, increasing to 2,588 at the 2011 Census. Location The village lies scattered along a dry swell ...
, Fleming Field, Flint Hill,
Forest-in-Teesdale Forest-in-Teesdale is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated in upper Teesdale, on the north side of the Tees between Newbiggin and Langdon Beck Langdon Beck is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated in upper Teesda ...
, Foxton,
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'' togethe ...
, Framwellgate Moor,
Frosterley Frosterley is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated in Weardale, on the River Wear close to its confluence with Bollihope Burn; between Wolsingham and Stanhope, County Durham, Stanhope; 18 miles west of Durham, England, Durham C ...
, Fulwell,


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Gainford, Garmondsway,
Gilesgate Gilesgate is a place in County Durham, England. It is situated east of the centre of Durham, England, Durham. It is also a ward of Durham with a total population taken at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 8,074. Gilesgate was origina ...
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Gilesgate Moor Belmont is a suburb forming the north-eastern parts of the city of Durham, England, Durham, England. Belmont Parish covers four old coal mining villages of Belmont, Carrville, Broomside and Gilesgate Moor, which have been joined together by ind ...
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Gilmonby Gilmonby is a village in the Pennines in County Durham, England. it is situated a short distance to the south of Bowes, in the vicinity of Barnard Castle. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Information is kept in the Bowes ...
, Grange Hill,
Grange Villa Grange Villa is a village situated in County Durham, England. It is located between the towns of Stanley and Chester-le-Street. History Grange Villa was built to house miners; Stone Row first, then the top block of Queen Street, followed by the ...
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Grassholme Grassholme is a village in County Durham, England. For centuries it lay within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but, along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durha ...
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Great Burdon Great Burdon is a village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the north-east of Darlington. References External links Villages in County Durham Places in ...
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Great Chilton Great Chilton is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland () is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, northern ...
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Great Lumley Great Lumley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated south east of Chester-le-Street, near Lumley Castle. It has a population of 3,843, reducing to 3,684 at the 2011 census. The Lumley family, East and West Halls The village of Gr ...
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Great Stainton Great Stainton is a village in the borough of Darlington and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Darlington, and to the west of Stockton-on-Tees. Elstob is a hamlet, just north of Great Stainton, which ...
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Greatham Greatham may refer to: *Greatham, County Durham *Greatham, Hampshire Greatham ( ) is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Liss, just off the A3 road. The nearest railway station is ...
, Greencroft, Greenhill,
Greta Bridge Greta Bridge is a village on the River Greta in County Durham, England. Geography and administration Greta Bridge lies in the Pennine hills near to Barnard Castle. The bridge (now bypassed by the A66 trunk road) is over the River Greta just ...
, Grindon


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Hallgarth Hallgarth is a small village in County Durham, England, to the east of Durham. It is in the parish of Pittington Pittington is a village and civil parish in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles north-east of Durham. The popula ...
, Hamsterley (Bishop Auckland), Hamsterley (Consett), Hardwick, Harelaw,
Harperley Harperley is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated between Tantobie to the north east, Tanfield Lea to the east, Stanley to the south, East Kyo to the south east and Catchgate, West Kyo and Annfield Plain to the west. Harp ...
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Harrowgate Hill Harrowgate is an area, or township, of north Darlington in the borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The area includes the villages of Beaumont Hill, the Harrowgate Village as well as Ashbrook and Harrowgate Hill with the latter the l ...
, Harrowgate Villa, Hart, Hart Station, Hartburn,
Hartlepool Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County ...
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Hartlepool Abbey Hartlepool Abbey, also known as Heretu Abbey, Hereteu Abbey, Heorthu Abbey or Herutey Abbey, was a Northumbrian monastery founded in 640 CE by Hieu, the first of the saintly recluses of Northumbria,Bede, ''Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum ...
, Hartlepool railway station,
Harton Harton may refer to: *Harton, North Yorkshire, a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England * Harton, Shropshire, a hamlet in the parish of Eaton-under-Heywood, Shropshire, England *Harton, South Shields, a settlement in South Tyneside, T ...
, Harwood, Haswell, Haswell Moor, Haswell Plough, Haughton-le-Skerne, Haverton Hill,
Hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...
, Headlam, Healeyfield,
Hedley Hill Hedley Hill is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between Tow Law and Esh Winning Esh Winning is a village, and location of a former colliery, in County Durham, England. It is situated in the Deerness Valley to the ...
, Hedworth, Heighington,
Helmington Row Helmington Row is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated between Crook and Willington, about 7 miles south-west of Durham and 3 miles north-north-west of Bishop Auckland. It has its own park known locally as the Rec, and a ...
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Hesleden Hesleden ( ) is a village in County Durham, England, south of Peterlee. The name is a combination of Dene and Hesle, which is from "hazel". The combined population of the five communities making up the parish was 14,429 at the 2011 Census. Gov ...
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Hett Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS) is the name of a U.S. Army logistics vehicle transport system, the primary purpose of which is to transport the M1 Abrams tank. It is also used to transport, deploy, and evacuate armored personnel carriers ...
, High Coniscliffe,
High Dyke High Dyke is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the north of Middleton-in-Teesdale Middleton-in-Teesdale is a market town in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale betw ...
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High Etherley High Etherley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated on a hill approximately 4 miles west of Bishop Auckland. Entering High Etherley on the A68 from West Auckland the village continues on the B6282 towards Bishop Auckland. High ...
, High Forge, High Friarside, High Grange, High Haswell, High Hesledon,
High Shincliffe High Shincliffe is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated about two miles south-east of Durham City, on the A177 road to Stockton-on-Tees. The altitude of High Shincliffe is approximately , and it lies above the River Wear at S ...
, High Stoop,
High Throston Throston is an area of north Hartlepool within the borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. The area name is from the Anglo Saxon thosson meaning hill. It was formerly a rural district with Throston near the Headland overlooking the Tee ...
, High Urpeth,
High Westwood High Westwood is an English village in County Durham, a few miles to the north of Consett, near Ebchester and Hamsterley. It once had a colliery and coke works. Past and present Once a thriving industrial village, High Westwood is now much red ...
, Hill End, Hill Top (Stanley), Hill Top (Teesdale),
Hilton Hilton or Hylton may refer to: Companies * Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc., a global hospitality company based in the United States that owns several hotel chains and subsidiary companies containing the Hilton name ** Hilton Hotels & Resorts, fla ...
, Hobson, Holmside,
Holwick Holwick is a small village in Teesdale, north-east England. Located in the Pennine hills, it consists of a few houses spread along a road in the pattern of a linear settlement. As the population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100, details ...
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Horden Horden is a village and electoral ward in County Durham, England. It is situated on the North Sea coast, to the east of Peterlee, approximately 12 miles south of Sunderland. Horden was a mining village until the closure of the Horden Collier ...
, Horsleyhope, Houghall, Houghton Bank, Houghton-le-Side,
Howden-le-Wear Howden-le-Wear is a village in County Durham, in England. Howden-le-Wear is approximately 1 mile south of the large market town of Crook Crook is another name for criminal. Crook or Crooks may also refer to: Places * Crook, County Durha ...
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Hummersknott Hummersknott is an area in the western end of Darlington, County Durham England. It is a ward in the unitary authority of Darlington. It consists of mainly post-war houses, and is closely linked to Mowden. The population of the ward taken at ...
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Hunderthwaite Hunderthwaite is a village and civil parish in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 114. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of t ...
, Hunstanworth,
Hunwick Hunwick is a semi-rural village in County Durham, England. There are actually two villages that are often referred to collectively as Hunwick, Hunwick and New Hunwick although it is generally accepted that the two villages are now as one. In the ...
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Hurworth Place Hurworth Place is a village in County Durham, in England. It lies south of Darlington on the northern bank of the River Tees, opposite the village of Croft-on-Tees in North Yorkshire to which it is linked by Croft Bridge, a Grade I listed structu ...
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Hurworth-on-Tees Hurworth-on-Tees is a village in the borough of Darlington, within the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated in the civil parish of Hurworth. The village lies to the south of Darlington on the River Tees, close to its ...
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Hury Hury is a village in Baldersdale, in the Pennines of England. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ...
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Hutton Henry Hutton Henry is a village in County Durham, in England near Peterlee, Castle Eden and Wingate, County Durham, Wingate. The population of the parish at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 1,565. It is situated to the west of Hartlepool, ...
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Hutton Magna Hutton Magna is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. Situated south east of Barnard Castle. Lying within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the village along with the rest of the former Startforth Rura ...


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Ingleton Ingleton may refer to: * Ingleton, County Durham * Ingleton, North Yorkshire {{geodis ...
, Inkerman,
Ireshopeburn Ireshopeburn ( ''EYE-sup-burn'' ) is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the south side of Weardale, between St John's Chapel and Wearhead, and on the other side of the Wear from West Blackdene and New House. In the 2001 ...
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Iveston Iveston is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Consett. Housing in the area consists of a mixture of traditional cottages and large, newer residential properties. Historically, farming and mini ...
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Kelloe Kelloe is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,502. It is situated to the south-east of Durham, England, Durham. History The villag ...
, Kepier, Killerby, Kimblesworth, Kinninvie, Kip Hill, Kirk Merrington,
Knitsley Knitsley is a hamlet in and former civil parish, now in the parish of Healeyfield, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the south of the town of Consett. In 1931 the pari ...
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Laithkirk, Lambton, Lanchester,
Lanehead Lanehead is a hamlet in County Durham, England. It lies at the head of Weardale, approximately 2 km west of Cowshill. It is also located near to Killhope, and the boundary of the county of Cumbria. In the 2001 census Lanehead had a populat ...
, Langdon Beck,
Langley Moor Langley Moor is an old pit village in County Durham, England. It is located approximately 2 miles south-west of Durham, England, Durham City. Langley Moor is within the civil parish of Brandon and Byshottles which is itself within the City of Du ...
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Langley Park Langley Park may refer to places in: __NOTOC__ Australia * Langley Park, Perth, an open space in the central business district of Perth England * Langley Park, Buckinghamshire, England, a stately home built by Stiff Leadbetter (1705–1766) * Lang ...
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Langton Langton may refer to: Places ;Canada *Langton, Ontario ;England *Church Langton, Leicestershire *East Langton, Leicestershire *Great Langton, North Yorkshire *Langton, Cumbria *Langton, County Durham *Langton, Lincolnshire *Langton, North Yorkshi ...
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Lartington Lartington is a village and civil parish about west of the town of Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 135. Lartington is Historic counties of ...
, Leadgate,
Leamside Leamside is a small village close to the city of Durham, County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of West Rainton. It is part of the civil parish of West Rainton. Notable residents *Edward Fenwick Boyd (1810-1889), industrialist w ...
, Leasingthorne, Leeholme,
Lingfield Lingfield can refer to: * Lingfield, County Durham, England, a village * Lingfield, Surrey, England, a village ** Lingfield Park Racecourse ** Lingfield Cricket Club, prominent in the 18th century ** Lingfield railway station, serving the villag ...
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Lintz Burnopfield is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated north of Stanley and Annfield Plain, close to the River Derwent and is 564 feet above sea level. There are around 4,553 inhabitants in Burnopfield. It is located 7 miles from ...
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Lintzgarth Lintzgarth is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of Rookhope. The Lintzgarth smeltmill was built in 1737 and was used for smelting Smelting is a process of applying heat to ore, to extract a base metal. It is ...
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Little Newsham Little Newsham is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the east of Barnard Castle Barnard Castle (, ) is a market town on the north bank of the River Tees, in County Durham, Northern England. The town is named ...
, Little Stainton,
Little Thorpe Little Thorpe is a hamlet in County Durham, England. It is situated between Easington and Peterlee. This small settlement literally derives its name from the fact it is a small village, as "''Thorpe''" is Anglo-Saxon for village. It seems to h ...
, Littletown,
Longnewton Longnewton (also known as Long Newton) is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The population taken at the 2001 Census was 733 increasing to 828 at the 2011 Census. It is ...
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Low Coniscliffe Low Coniscliffe is a village in the Civil parishes in England, civil parish of Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent, in County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 716. It is situated west of Darlington. It ...
, Low Dinsdale,
Low Etherley Low Etherley is a village in County Durham, in England. It is located a few miles to the west of Bishop Auckland. In 1825 the Stockton and Darlington Railway opened a horse-drawn branch line, the Etherley Incline Railway, from West Auckland ...
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Low Walworth Low Walworth is a hamlet (place), hamlet in County Durham, England, to the north−west of the edge of Darlington. It consists of Low Walworth Hall, Low Walworth Farm and their respective cottages, flats and outbuildings. Several of these build ...
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Low Westwood Low Westwood is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated immediately to the west of Hamsterley, Consett, Hamsterley. Low Westwood is probably best known for Hamsterley Christ Church and Derwent care home. Low Westwood grew as a resul ...
, Lowes Barn, Ludworth, Lumley Thicks


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Maiden Law,
Mainsforth Mainsforth is a small village in County Durham, England. It is to the east of Ferryhill, and lies within the ecclesiastical parish of Bishop Middleham. The earliest settlement in Mainsforth may have been on Marble (Narble Hill). It has been sugge ...
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Marley Hill Marley Hill is a former colliery village about six miles to the south west of Gateshead, near the border between Tyne and Wear and County Durham. It has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead since 1974. Prior to this it was part ...
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Meadowfield Meadowfield is a small village in County Durham, England, situated approximately two miles south-west of Durham on the A690. It is situated within the civil parish of Brandon and Byshottles. The village consists mainly of one road of terraced hou ...
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Medomsley Medomsley is a village in County Durham, England, about northeast of the centre of Consett, south of Hamsterley and southeast of Ebchester. Medomsley is about above sea level, atop a hill overlooking the Derwent Valley. The village has ...
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Merrybent Merrybent is a linear village in the Civil parishes in England, civil parish of Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the A67 road to the west of Darlington, a short distance to the north of the River Tees ...
, Metal Bridge, Mickleton, Middle Side, Middlestone, Middlestone Moor, Middleton (Hartlepool), Middleton-in-Teesdale,
Middleton One Row Middleton One Row is a village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated approximately south east of Darlington. The village was originally developed as a spa resort in the late 18th cen ...
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Middleton St George Middleton St George is a large village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated approximately east of Darlington. According to the 2011 UK Census the population was 3, ...
, Middridge, Moor End,
Mordon Mordon is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the north-east of Newton Aycliffe. The population recorded by the 2011 census was 260. In 1872 the population was 179. It is part of the historical parish of Sedgefiel ...
, Morley,
Morton Tinmouth Morton Tinmouth is a hamlet of a few farms in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the north-west of Darlington close to the village of Bolam (where population information is maintained). References Villages in County ...
, Mount Pleasant (Spennymoor), Mount Pleasant (Stockton-on-Tees), Mowden,
Muggleswick Muggleswick is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Consett. the population was 130 at the 2001 Census reducing to 113 at the 2011 Census. The village has a num ...
, Murton, Monkwearmouth


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Neasham Neasham is a village approximately four miles to the south east of Darlington in County Durham, England. Geography and recreation The village sits on the banks of the River Tees which, at that point, marks the border between the counties of Durh ...
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Nettlesworth Nettlesworth is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south of Chester-le-Street, near Sacriston Sacriston is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in County Durham, England, situated north of the ...
, Neville's Cross,
New Brancepeth New Brancepeth is a village in County Durham, in England. It is about west of the centre of Durham, above the River Deerness. Its population is around 100–200. It is about north of Brancepeth Brancepeth is a village and civil parish in Coun ...
, New Coundon, New House, New Hunwick, New Kyo, Newbiggin (Lanchester), Newbiggin (Teesdale), Newfield (Bishop Auckland), Newfield (Chester-le-Street), Newton Aycliffe, Newton Bewley, Newton Hall, Newton Ketton, No Place, North Bitchburn, North Close,
Northlea Northlea is an area of Seaham, County Durham, England, to the north west of Seaham town centre and close to the North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on th ...
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Oak Tree, Oakenshaw,
Old Cassop Old Cassop is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the south-east of Durham. Old Cassop lies within the Cassop-cum-Quarrington civil parish. Old Cassop is about a quarter of a mile south of the A181 road and is a ...
, Old Durham, Old Eldon,
Old Quarrington Old Quarrington is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated between Bowburn and Quarrington Hill. It is also known locally as Heugh Hall, which was the name of a local colliery. In the Middle Ages, Old Quarrington was the centre of ...
, Old Stillington,
Old Wingate Old Wingate is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the west of Wingate, County Durham, Wingate. Most of the village was deserted in the Middle Ages. Villages in County Durham Wheatley Hill {{Durha ...
, Ornsby Hill,
Ouston Ouston can refer to three places in England: * Ouston, County Durham * Ouston, Ninebanks, Northumberland * Ouston, Stamfordham, Northumberland Other locations: * RAF Ouston Royal Air Force Ouston, or more simply RAF Ouston, is a former Royal ...
, Ovington, Owton Manor, Oxhill


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Page Bank Page Bank is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Wear The River Wear (, ) in North East England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham to the North Sea in the ...
, Pelton,
Pelton Fell Pelton Fell is a village in County Durham, England. History Adjacent to the park, on Station Lane, the Miner's Institute was built in 1889 and later expanded in 1909 to cope with a rise in population. The institute was used for many social ...
, Perkinsville, Peterlee,
Phoenix Row Phoenix Row incorporating Belts Gill and Softley Dene Farm (formerly Glebe Farm) is a hamlet of about 30 houses in County Durham, in England. It is situated half a mile north of Low Etherley and 2.5 miles west of Bishop Auckland. Etherley Inc ...
, Pickering Nook,
Piercebridge Piercebridge is a village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 113. It is situated a few miles west of the town of Darlington. It ...
, Pittington, Pity Me, Plawsworth, Pontop Pike,
Port Clarence Port Clarence is a small village now within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Tees, and hosts the northern end of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge. ...
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Portrack Portrack is an east Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton area in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. It is close to Billingham opposite Thornaby and just west of Middlesbrough. The area is a large industrial and business part of Stock ...
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Preston-le-Skerne Preston-le-Skerne is a hamlet in the civil parish of Mordon, County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham (district), County Durham, England. Founded in ...
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Preston-on-Tees Preston-on-Tees, locally called Preston, is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 1,689. It is home to Preston Hall and it's accompanying pub ...


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Quaking Houses,
Quarrington Hill Quarrington Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the north of Kelloe. Having been part of the extensive parish of Kelloe, it merged with the village of Cassop during the 19th century to form the parish ...
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Rainton Gate, Ramshaw (Bishop Auckland), Ramshaw (Consett),
Redmarshall Redmarshall is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The population as of the 2011 census was 287. Redmarshall is situated to the west of Stockton-on-Tees, just north of th ...
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Rift House Rift House is an area of south-west Hartlepool in the borough of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It has a secondary school with a sixth-form college and two primary schools; English Martyrs, Kingsley and Rift House. It was a ward of the town ...
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Rise Carr Rise Carr is a place in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of the centre of Darlington. Notable people Rise Carr was the birthplace of Manchester United legend Charlie Roberts Charles Roberts (6 April 18 ...
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Roddymoor Roddymoor is a village in County Durham, in England. In the 2001 census Roddymoor had a population of 500. Location It is situated to the north of Crook. Built to service the Peases West cokeworks and the coal mines situated around the villa ...
, Romaldkirk,
Rookhope Rookhope is a village in County Durham, in England. A former lead and fluorspar mining community, it first existed as a group of cattle farms in the 13th Century. It is situated in the Pennines to the north of Weardale. W. H. Auden once calle ...
, Roseworth,
Royal Oak The Royal Oak is the English oak tree within which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree was in Boscobel Wood, which was part of the park of Boscobel House. C ...
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Rushyford Rushyford is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated between Darlington and Durham, close to Newton Aycliffe and Chilton. About west of the village is Windlestone Hall, a 19th-century country house, historically the seat of the Eden ...


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Sacriston Sacriston is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in County Durham, England, situated north of the city of Durham, England, Durham. Although the area has been populated since the Bronze Age, the first recorded settlement dated ...
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Sadberge Sadberge () is a village in County Durham, England, situated between Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees. It is administered as part of the borough of Darlington. History The village's name is Old Danish for "flat hill", an accurate description of t ...
, St Helen Auckland, St John's Chapel, Satley,
Scargill Arthur Scargill (born 11 January 1938) is a British trade unionist who was President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1982 to 2002. He is best known for leading the UK miners' strike (1984–85), a major event in the history of ...
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School Aycliffe School Aycliffe is a village in County Durham, England. It is a short distance west of Newton Aycliffe, and east of Heighington. Its name derives from a Viking called Scula, who owned land in that part of South Durham. School Aycliffe is spli ...
, Seaham, Seaton,
Seaton Carew Seaton Carew is a seaside resort and civil parish in the Borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It had an estimated population of 6,018. The area is named after a Norman French family called Carou who owned lands in the area and set ...
, Sedgefield,
Shadforth Shadforth is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the east of Durham. The historic centre of the village is designated a conservation area. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 2118. Sha ...
, Sheraton, Sherburn,
Sherburn Hill Sherburn Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the east of Sherburn. From 1835 to 1965, the Sherburn Hill Colliery operated near the village. In 1851, the Ebenezer Primitive Methodist The Primitive Methodist Chur ...
, Shield Row, Shildon, Shincliffe, Shotley Bridge,
Old Shotton Old Shotton is a village in the parish of Shotton, County Durham, England, The village once lay on the route of the A19, before its bypass to the west of the village. Although Old Shotton retains its own identity, and its own village sign, it n ...
, Shotton Bridge,
Shotton Colliery Shotton Colliery is a village in County Durham, England, situated north west of Peterlee. The two villages in the parish of Shotton are Old Shotton, a small village southeast of the main village, now merged into the town of Peterlee. History O ...
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Skerne Park Skerne Park is a predominantly council owned housing estate in the southern part of the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated on the southern edge of Darlington. Skerne Park comprises streets ...
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Sockburn Sockburn is a village and former civil parish to the south of Darlington in County Durham, England. It is situated at the apex of a meander of the River Tees, known locally as the Sockburn Peninsula. Today, all that remains of the village is an ...
, South Church,
South Hetton South Hetton is a former mining village in the County Durham district of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Durham and to the south of Sunderland as the crow flies. It had a population of 2,618 ac ...
, South Moor, South Pelaw, South Side, South Stanley, South Wingate, Spennymoor, Staindrop, Stainton, Stanhope, Stanley,
Stanley Crook Stanley Crook is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of Crook and Billy Row. The area is rural, surrounded by open farm land and woodland. There are several farms and many small holdings. It is a small former mini ...
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Startforth Startforth is a village on the Pennines end of south Teesdale, England. The population of Startforth taken at the 2011 Census was 1,361. It is Historic counties of England, historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the ...
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Station Town Station Town is a village in the civil parish of Hutton Henry and Station Town, in County Durham, England. It is situated to the south of Wingate, west of Hartlepool Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It ...
, Stillington,
Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees, often simply referred to as Stockton, is a market town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England. It is on the northern banks of the River Tees, part of the Teesside built-up area. The town had an estimated ...
, Stony Heap, Summerhouse, Sunderland Bridge, Sunny Brow


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Tan Hills,
Tanfield Tanfield may refer to: People *Charlie Tanfield (born 1996), British racing cyclist *Elizabeth Tanfield (1585–1635), English poet and dramatist *Francis Tanfield (1565–?), Proprietary Governor of the South Falkland colony in Newfoundland *Lawr ...
, Tantobie, The Dene, The Grove,
The Headland Headland is a civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool, County Durham, in the North East of England. The parish covers old Hartlepool and nearby villages. History The Heugh Battery, one of three constructed to protect the port of Hartlepool ...
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The Middles The Middles is a village in County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East Eng ...
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The Slack The Slack is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated near to Butterknowle, to the west of Bishop Auckland. References

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Thinford Thinford is a small hamlet in County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Spennymoor, between Darlington and Durham at the intersection of the A167 and the A688. It consists of only a few houses, but contains a pub and restaurant serv ...
, Thornley (Durham), Thornley (Weardale), Thorpe Larches, Thorpe Thewles,
Thringarth Thringarth is a hamlet in Lunedale, in the Pennines of England. It is Historic counties of England, traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to Coun ...
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Tindale Crescent Tindale Crescent is a place in County Durham, in England. It is situated immediately to the south-west of Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland () is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in Count ...
, Todhills, Toft Hill, Toronto, Tow Law, Town Kelloe, Townfield,
Trimdon Trimdon is a village in County Durham, in England, previously known as Tremeldon (1196) or Tremedon (1262).Eilert Ekwall,1959, ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Placenames'' (4th edition), OUP, Oxford, p. 480; he cites taxation sources, ...
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Trimdon Colliery Trimdon Colliery is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Hartlepool, and a short distance to the north of Trimdon. Its most famous resident was the former Prime Minister, Tony Blair Sir Anthon ...
, Trimdon Grange, Tudhoe, Tudhoe Grange,
Tursdale Tursdale is a hamlet in County Durham, England. It is situated in rural landscape about two miles to the west of Coxhoe, two miles North of Cornforth and around five miles south of Durham. It is part of the civil parish of Cassop-cum-Quarrington ...
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Unthank, Urlay Nook, Urpeth, Ushaw Moor,
Ushaw College Ushaw College (formally St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw), is a former Roman Catholic Church, Catholic seminary near the village of Ushaw Moor, County Durham, England, which is now a heritage and cultural tourist attraction. The college is known for ...


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Wackerfield Wackerfield is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north west of Darlington. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100. Details are maintained in the parish of Winston. Listed buildings in Wackerfield include ...
, Waldridge, Wall Nook, Walworth,
Walworth Gate Walworth Gate is a hamlet and crossroads village in the borough of Darlington, in the civil parish of Walworth and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated north−west of the edge of Darlington and north of Walworth. T ...
, Waskerley, Waterhouses, Weardale,
Weardale Railway The Weardale Railway is an independently-owned British single-track branch line heritage railway between , Witton-le-Wear, Wolsingham, Frosterley and Stanhope. Weardale Railway began services on 23 May 2010, but decided to run special trains r ...
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Wearhead Wearhead is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated at the top of Weardale between Cowshill and Ireshopeburn. It is named after the nearby source of the River Wear which runs eastwards for approx to Sunderland. In the 2001 ce ...
, West Auckland,
West Blackdene West Blackdene is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of the River Wear, opposite Ireshopeburn Ireshopeburn ( ''EYE-sup-burn'' ) is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the south side of W ...
, West Cornforth, West Kyo, West Park (Darlington), West Park (Hartlepool),
West Pelton Pelton is a village and electoral ward in County Durham, in England. The population of the village and ward taken at the 2011 census was 8,250. It is located about two miles to the northwest of Chester-le-Street. The village of West Pelton is loca ...
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West Rainton West Rainton is a village in the civil parish of West Rainton and Leamside, in County Durham, England. It is situated between Durham and Houghton-le-Spring. Leamside is about to the west, and the south-western end of the village is known by the ...
, West View, Western Hill, Westerton,
Westgate Westgate or West Gate may refer to: Companies * Westgate Resorts, a real estate company and timeshare company * Westgate Department Stores, the department store division of Anglia Regional Co-operative Society in the United Kingdom Events * Westg ...
, Westwick, Wheatley Hill,
Whinfield Whinfield is a suburb of Darlington, in the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of the centre of Darlington. Facilities within the community include a doctor's surgery and pharmacy, two local public hous ...
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White-le-Head White-le-Head is a village in County Durham, in England, situated in close proximity to the village of Tantobie. It is located on the opposite side of the Tanfield Tanfield may refer to: People *Charlie Tanfield (born 1996), British racing cy ...
, Whitton,
Whitworth, County Durham Whitworth was a civil parish in County Durham, in England, centred on Whitworth Hall. It was one of several parishes abolished in 1937 to create the parish of Spennymoor. Whitworth Hall (now a hotel) is on the road between Spennymoor and Brancep ...
, Whorlton, Willington, Wingate, Winston, Witton Gilbert, Witton Park,
Witton-le-Wear Witton-le-Wear is a village in County Durham, North East England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Wear, to the north-west of Bishop Auckland. Geography and administration Witton-le-Wear is part of the North West Durham Parliament ...
, Wolsingham, Wolviston, Woodham, Woodland,
Woodside Woodside may refer to: Places and buildings Australia *Woodside, South Australia, a town *Woodside, Victoria, a town Canada *Woodside National Historic Site, the boyhood home of William Lyon Mackenzie King *Woodside, Nova Scotia, a neighborho ...
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Wycliffe Wycliffe (and other similar spellings) may refer to: People *John Wycliffe (and other spellings) (c.1320s – 1384), English theologian and Bible translator * Wycliffe (name), includes a list of other people with the name Places * Wycliffe, Count ...


See also

* List of settlements in County Durham by population * List of civil parishes in County Durham *
List of places in England Here is a list of places, divided by ceremonial counties of England. See also *Toponymy of England *Toponymical list of counties of the United Kingdom *List of generic forms in British place names *List of places in the United Kingdom * Subdivi ...
{{Durham Places
County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly â€About North East E ...