County Durham

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ceremonial county historic county unitary authority area

County Durham is a historic county in North East England known for its cathedral city of Durham, rich industrial heritage, and scenic dales.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial county → historic county → unitary authority area →
administrativeHeadquarters	Durham →
borders	Cumbria → Gateshead → North Yorkshire → Northumberland → Stockton-on-Tees → Sunderland → Tyne and Wear →
ceremonialHighSheriff	High Sheriff of Durham →
ceremonialLordLieutenant	Lord-Lieutenant of Durham →
contains	Barnard Castle → Bishop Auckland → Chester-le-Street → Consett → Derwent Valley → Durham → Durham Dales → Newton Aycliffe → Peterlee → Seaham → Teesdale → Weardale →
country	England →
hasCoastline	North Sea →
hasHistoricCity	Durham →
hasTraditionalIndustry	coal mining → railway engineering → steelmaking →
hasTransportMuseum	Locomotion Museum, Shildon →
hasUniversity	Durham University →
hasWorldHeritageSite	Durham Cathedral and Castle World Heritage Site →
historicRuler	Prince-Bishops of Durham →
historicStatus	County Palatine of Durham →
knownFor	Durham Castle → Durham Cathedral → coal mining heritage → industrial heritage → railway history → scenic dales →
locatedOn	River Wear →
partOf	North East England →
regionCode	GB-DUR →
sovereignState	United Kingdom →
timeZone	Greenwich Mean Time →
timeZoneDST	British Summer Time →

Referenced by (50)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cumberland → Cumbria → North Yorkshire → Northumberland → Yorkshire →	borders
Durham University → Durham, England → Seaton Carew → Stockton and Darlington Railway → Windlestone Hall →	locatedIn
Annabella Milbanke → Anthony Eden → Eric Idle → Trevor Horn →	birthPlace
Durham, England → Seaton Carew →	ceremonialCounty
8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry → 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry →	garrison
Hebburn-on-Tyne → Sunderland →	historicalCounty
Durham → Durham, England →	historicCounty
Locomotion → Queen’s Campus →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
A1 road → Great North Road →	passesThrough
Arthur Holmes → John Darwin (civil servant) →	placeOfBirth
8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry → 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry →	raisedFrom
Durham →	administrativeCounty
Pennines →	administrativeRegions
9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry →	associatedWith
Tyne and Wear →	borderedBy
Lady Macbeth →	filmingLocation
North East England →	hasCounty
County Durham ("County Palatine of Durham") →	historicStatus
Durham, England →	isCountyTownOf
William Van Mildert ("County Palatine of Durham") →	jurisdiction
Durham Cathedral →	locatedInRegion
Durham Castle →	location
Locomotion No. 1 →	locationOfFirstOperation
8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry →	militaryFormationOf
London and North Eastern Railway →	operatedInArea
Durham ("County Durham (ceremonial county)") →	regionCapitalOf
Teesside Crown Court →	regionServed
A1(M) motorway →	runsThrough
Northern Trains →	serviceArea
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe →	settingLocation
Seaton Carew →	traditionalCounty