Wear Valley
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Wear Valley is a district in County Durham, England, characterized by its rural landscapes, former mining communities, and the course of the River Wear running through it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wear Valley canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former non-metropolitan district
ⓘ
local government district ⓘ |
| abolishedOn | 2009-04-01 ⓘ |
| administrativeHeadquarters | Crook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (partly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRegion |
Weardale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of the Durham Coalfield ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Bishop Auckland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coundon NERFINISHED ⓘ Crook NERFINISHED ⓘ Frosterley NERFINISHED ⓘ Howden-le-Wear NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireshopeburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Rookhope NERFINISHED ⓘ Shildon (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanhope NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Crook NERFINISHED ⓘ Tow Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Wearhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Willington NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolsingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1974-04-01 ⓘ |
| economicHistory |
coal mining
ⓘ
limestone quarrying ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Local Government Act 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Wear Valley District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | non-metropolitan district council ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
former mining communities
ⓘ
rural landscapes ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
moorland
ⓘ
river valley ⓘ upland dales ⓘ |
| landUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ pasture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Durham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ North East England ⓘ |
| mergedInto | County Durham unitary authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Wear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | River Wear catchment area ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Bishop Auckland Urban District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crook and Willington Urban District NERFINISHED ⓘ Weardale Rural District NERFINISHED ⓘ part of Auckland Rural District ⓘ |
| regionType | valley ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType | countryside tourism ⓘ |
| traversedBy | River Wear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.