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County Durham (district), Durham Unitary Authority
County Durham, officially simply Durham (Help:IPA/English, /ˈdʌrəm/), is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to the north, the North Sea to the east, North Yorkshire to the south, and Cumbria to the west. The largest settlement is Darlington. The county has an area of and a population of . The latter is concentrated in the east; the south-east is part of the Teesside built-up area, which extends into North Yorkshire. After Darlington (92,363), the largest settlements are Hartlepool (88,855), Stockton-on-Tees (82,729), and Durham (48,069). For Local government in England, local government purposes the county comprises three Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas—County Durham (district), County Durham, Borough of Darlington, Darlington, and Borough of Hartlepool, Hartlepool—and part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middleton-in-Teesdale
Middleton-in-Teesdale is a market town in County Durham (district), County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale between Eggleston and Newbiggin, Teesdale, Newbiggin, a few miles to the north-west of Barnard Castle. The settlement is surrounded by the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Administration Middleton is administered by County Durham, Durham County Council. It is part of the Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency), Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons. Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was a part of the North East England (European Parliament constituency), North East England constituency for the European Parliament. The local police force is Durham Constabulary. History The small market town in Upper Teesdale expanded in the early 19th century when the London Lead Company moved its northern headquarters there from Blanchland in Northumberland. Much of the architecture from its days as a com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Stockton-on-Tees
The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, England. The borough had a population of 191,600 in 2011. The main settlement and namesake of the borough is Stockton-on-Tees, which lies on the north bank of the River Tees with the towns of Billingham and Norton-on-Tees. All three towns are in County Durham. The towns of Ingleby Barwick, Thornaby-on-Tees and Yarm are south of the river in North Yorkshire. The borough governed by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, and the current mayor is Cllr Ross Patterson. The borough is part of Tees Valley with nearby boroughs of borough of Darlington, Darlington, Borough of Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Borough of Hartlepool, Hartlepool. All River Tees bridges from Yarm Viaduct to Tees Transporter Bridge, Transporter Bridge are in the borough at least on one side, with the Borough of Middlesbrough to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
