County Durham
I denne artikel skal vi udforske virkningen af County Durham på nutidens samfund. County Durham har været et samtale- og debatemne i nyere tid, da det har skabt modstridende meninger og har vakt interesse hos et bredt spektrum af befolkningen. Igennem denne artikel vil vi analysere forskellige aspekter relateret til County Durham, fra dets oprindelse til dets indflydelse på forskellige områder af dagligdagen. Ligeledes vil vi undersøge forskellige perspektiver og undersøgelser, der belyser County Durham, med det formål at give et samlet overblik over dette fænomen, der er så relevant i dag.
County Durham er et af Englands tre ceremonielle palatinatsgrevskaber. (De to andre palatinatsgrevskaber ligger også i det nordlige England. Det er Cheshire og Hertugdømmet Lancaster).
County Durham ligger i regionen Nordøstengland.
Nutidens administrative grevskab består af City of Durham og seks mindre kommuner.
Det ceremonielle grevskab består af det administrative grevskab samt tre selvstyrende kommuner (Hartlepool, Darlington og Stockton-on-Tees (delvist i North Yorkshire)).
Byer
| # | Navn | Council område | Indbyggertal[1][2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2011 | 2021 | |||
| 1 | Darlington | Darlington | 86,460 | 92,363 | 93,015 |
| 2 | Hartlepool | Hartlepool | 86,030 | 88,855 | 87,995 |
| 3 | Stockton-on-Tees | Stockton (North Tees) | 80,060 | 82,729 | 84,815 |
| 4 | Durham | Co. Durham | 43,220 | 47,785 | 50,510 |
| 5 | Billingham | Stockton (North Tees) | 34,760 | 35,392 | 33,920 |
| 6 | Consett | Co. Durham | 21,060 | 24,828 | 29,885 |
| 7 | Newton Aycliffe | Co. Durham | 25,660 | 25,964 | 25,765 |
| 8 | Chester-le-Street | Co. Durham | 23,946 | 24,277 | 23,560 |
| 9 | Bishop Auckland | Co. Durham | 23,830 | 24,908 | 23,355 |
| 10 | Seaham | Co. Durham | 21,160 | 22,373 | 21,665 |
| 11 | Spennymoor | Co. Durham | 17,270 | 17,766 | 20,410 |
| 12 | Peterlee & Horden | Co. Durham | 29,936 | 27,871 | 19,750 6,805 |
| 13 | Stanley | Co. Durham | 19,455 | 20,995 | 19,415 |
| 14 | Egglescliffe/ Eaglescliffe | Stockton (North Tees) | 7,908† | 8,559† | 10,250 |
| 15 | Crook | Co. Durham | 8,540 | 10,019 | 9,715 |
| 16 | Shildon | Co. Durham | 10,080 | 9,976 | 9,645 |
| 17 | Brandon | Co. Durham | 9,082 | 9,566 | 9,505 |
| 18 | Ferryhill | Co. Durham | 10,554 | 9,805 | 8,860 |
| 19 | Annfield Plain | Co. Durham | 9,824 | 7,774 | 7,785 |
| 20 | Murton | Co. Durham | 6,820 | 7,413 | 7,240 |
| 21 | Easington & Easington Colliery | Co. Durham | 7,123 | 7,193 | 6,965 |
| 22 | Barnard Castle | Co. Durham | 6,720 | 7,040 | 5,785 |
| 23 | Willington | Co. Durham | 6,105 | 6,633 | 5,685 |
| 24 | Pelton & Ouston |
Co. Durham | 5,249 5,490 |
5,278 5,303 |
7,305 |
| 25 | Sacriston | Co. Durham | 4,394 | 4,611 | 5,190 |
| 26 | Wingate | Co. Durham | 4,660 | 5,134 | 5,035 |
| 27 | Castleside | Co. Durham | 4,480 | 4,881 | N/a |
| 28 | Blackhall Colliery | Co. Durham | 5,223 | 4,785 | N/a |
| 30 | Langley Park | Co. Durham | 4,529 | 4,545 | N/a |
Seværdigheder
- Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee, concrete art designed by Victor Pasmore in 1969.
- The Barnard Castle, a castle the adjoining town having a Butter Market folley
- Beamish Museum, Stanley, open air living museum
- Binchester Roman Fort
- Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
- The Castle Eden, a castle with adjoining village which is famous for the Castle Eden Brewery.
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve, coal mining heritage.
- Causey Arch, near Stanley
- Crook Hall and Gardens
- Fox & Parrot Wood
- Hamsterley Forest
- Hardwick Hall Country Park, Sedgefield
- High Force and Low Force waterfalls, on the River Tees
- Lambton Castle
- North of England Lead Mining Museum, including Killhope Wheel, Cowshill
- Locomotion railway museum, in Shildon
- Longovicium ruin auxiliary Roman Fort, Lanchester
- Raby Castle, Staindrop
- Seaham Hall
- Sedgefield Racecourse, the town has a notable Cosin woodwork in St Edmund's Church.
- Whitworth Hall, Spennymoor
- Tanfield Railway
- Ushaw College, Catholic Seminary of great religious heritage.
- Weardale Railway, at Stanhope, County Durham, Wolsingham and Bishop Auckland
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- Bishop Auckland
- Kynren, theme park and night show depicting British History
- The Auckland Castle
- Gothic Revival style Bishop Auckland Town Hall
- Kynren, theme park and night show depicting British History
- Escomb Church, near Bishop Auckland
- Durham City
- Durham Castle and Cathedral, a World Heritage Site
- Durham Light Infantry Museum, Aykley Heads
- Durham University Oriental Museum, Asian artefacts and information.
- Finchale Priory
- Durham Castle and Cathedral, a World Heritage Site
- Darlington Borough
- Hartlepool Borough
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough
Se også
Referencer
- ^ "County Durham (Unitary County, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Hentet 2016-11-22.
"Darlington (Unitary District, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Hentet 2016-11-22.
"Hartlepool (Unitary District, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Hentet 2016-11-22.
"Stockton-on-Tees (Unitary District, North East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Hentet 2016-11-22. - ^ "Figure 1: Explore population characteristics of individual BUAs". Hentet 13. marts 2024.
