County Palatine of Durham was succeeded to County Durham or just Durham. A Historic County located in Northern England with borders Northumberland, Yorkshire, Westmorland and Cumberland (Cumbria). Durham has a mixture of mining and farming heritage as well as railways, Durham Castle and Cathedral are designated World Heritage Sites. Steeped in history from the Bishop of Durham to St Cuthbert and Norman capture in 1069.
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