Back Durham (graafskap) Afrikaans Durham AN Dūnholmscīr ANG درم (مقاطعة) Arabic Condáu de Durham AST County Durham BAN Дарэм (графства) Byelorussian Дарэм (графства) BE-X-OLD Дърам (графство) Bulgarian Kontelezh Durham Breton
County Durham | |
|---|---|
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North East England |
| Origin | Historic |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Area | Error in convert: Needs the number to be converted (help) |
| • Ranked | of 48 |
| • Ranked | of 48 |
| Density | Error in convert: Needs the number to be converted (help) |
| Ethnicity | 98.6% White |
County Durham is a county in north-east England. There are four different types of county:
- the historic County of Durham
- the administrative county of Durham
- the ceremonial county of Durham
- the non-metropolitan county of Durham
Its county town is Durham.
The form of the county name is unique in England. Many counties are named after their principal town, and the expected form here would be Durhamshire. But County Durham did not become a shire/county until after the language of government was changed from Anglo-Saxon to Norman French in 1066. Previous to that it was a semi-independent Bishopric.[1] Durham County Council promotes the non-metropolitan county for tourism purposes as "The Land of the Prince Bishops" in reference to the former palatine jurisdiction of the bishops.[2]
- ↑ [1].
- ↑ "Welcome to County Durham (Durham County Council)". Archived from the original on 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2007-11-06.