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| Durham
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County Durham is a county in north-east England. Its county
town is Durham. It is a county of contrasts: the remote and sparsely
populated dales and moors of the Pennines characterise the interior,
while nearer the coast the county is highly urbanised, and was
once dominated by the coal mining industry.
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. The reason it is called County Durham instead
is that the Bishops of Durham historically exercised power in
regions outside the county as well, so the inner part was named
County Durham as opposed to the rest of the estate of Durham.
The form County X is standard for Irish counties, with no such
significance or relationship.
Durham County Council promotes the county for tourism purposes
as "The Land of the Prince Bishops" in reference to
the former palatine jurisdiction of the bishops.
According to a marketing campaign by the charity Plantlife, County
Durham's county flower is the Spring Gentian.
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| Durham
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Aycliffe, Barnard Castle, Beamish, Billingham, Bishop Auckland,
Bornopfield, Bowburn, Bowes, Brandon, Burnhope, Carrville, Castleside,
Chester le Street, Chester-Le-Street, Consett, Cornsay Colliery,
Cotherstone, Cowshill, Coxhoe, Crook, Croxdale, Darlington, Durham,
Eaglescliffe, Edmondsley, Esh, Ferryhill, Fir Tree, Guisborough,
Hartlepool, Haswell, Lanchester, Langley Moor, Langley Park, Low
Pittington, Middlestone, Middleton St George, Middleton-in-Teesdale,
Newton Aycliffe, Peterlee, Portobello Birtley, Romaldkirk, Rushyford,
Sacriston, Seaham, Seaton Carew, Sedgefield, Shildon, Shincliffe,
Shotton Colliery, Spennymoor, St. Johns Chaple, Stanley, Stockton-on-Tees,
Tow Law, Trimdon, Ushaw Moor, Wearhead, Wheatley, Witton Gilbert,
Wolsingham
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