| LC control no. | n 79084739 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Durham (England) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | England--Durham |
| Variant(s) | Durham, Eng. Durham (Durham) |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Associated place | Durham (England : County) Wear River (England) |
| Affiliation | Durham Cathedral Durham Castle (Durham, England) |
| Found in | BL hdg. (Durham (England)) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 54°46ʹ00ʺN 001°34ʹ00ʺW) Wikipedia, viewed 1 June 2023 (Durham, England; cathedral city and civil parish on the River Wear, County Durham, England; administrative centre of the County Durham District, which is a successor to the historic County Palatine of Durham (which is different from both the ceremonial county and district of County Durham); the settlement was founded over the final resting place of St Cuthbert; original Nordic Dun Holm was changed to Duresme by the Normans and was known in Latin as Dunelm; modern form "Durham" came into use later in the city's history; the ancient borough covering Durham was Durham and Framwelgate, which was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835; in 1974 it was merged with Durham Rural District and Brandon and Byshottles Urban District to form the City of Durham district of County Durham; the district was abolished in 2009 with its responsibilities assumed by Durham County Council, a unitary authority) Collins Britain atlas and gazetteer, 1999 (Durham, Dur.; city, cathedral city on River Wear, 14m/22km S of Newcastle upon Tyne; Durham Cathedral, together with Durham Castle, designated World Heritage Site) |
| Geographic area code | e-uk-en |
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