The County of County Durham
County Durham is in the North East of England. It’s county town is Durham which is home to Durham Cathedral, regarded as one of the finest examples of Norman architecture and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with nearby Durham Castle, which faces it across Palace Green. The county contains a sizeable area of the North Pennines, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Part or all of County Durham is in North Pennines AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
County Durham's Surrounding Counties
Other counties neighbouring County Durham include: Cumbria, North Yorkshire, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear .
County Durham is a county with a great selection of places to visit including waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.
Don't miss Summerhill Force's waterfalls if visiting County Durham.
County Durham features a number of interesting towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.
County Durham's best country parks can be found at Hardwick Country Park.
County Durham is home to some unmissable airports like Teesside International Airport,
Towns and Villages in County Durham
- Aislaby
- Annfield Plain
- Auckland Park
- Aykley Heads
- Barmpton
- Beamish
- Bedburn
- Benfieldside
- Billy Row
- Bishop Middleham
- Blackhall Colliery
- Blackwell
- Bournmoor
- Bowes
- Brafferton
- Brandon
- Brasside
- Brierton
- Broompark
- Burnhope
- Butterknowle
- Carlbury
- Cassop-cum-Quarrington
- Castleside
- Chester Moor
- Chilton Lane
- Clough Dene
- Cockfield
- Copley
- Cornriggs
- Cotherstone
- Coundon Grange
- Coxhoe
- Crawleyside
- Crookgate Bank
- Croxdale
- Dalton Piercy
- Dawdon
- Delves Lane
- Dipton
- Easington Colliery
- East Briscoe
- East Law
- Eden Vale
- Egglesburn
- Eldon
- Escomb
- Esperley Lane Ends
- Etherley Grange
- Evenwood Gate
- Fencehouses
- Fir Tree
- Fleming Field
- Framwellgate Moor
- Garmondsway
- Grange Hill
- Great Burdon
- Great Stainton
- Greencroft
- Grindon
- Hamsterley - Consett
- Harperley
- Hart Station
- Haswell Plough
- Headlam
- Heighington
- Hesleden
- High Coniscliffe
- High Forge
- High Handenhold
- High Pittington
- High Throston
- Hill End
- Hobson
- Horden
- Houghton Bank
- Hummersknott
- Hunwick
- Hurworth-on-Tees
- Hutton Magna
- Ireshopeburn
- Killerby
- Kip Hill
- Laithkirk
- Langdon Beck
- Langleydale and Shotton
- Leadgate
- Leeholme
- Lintzgarth
- Little Thorpe
- Low Coniscliffe
- Low Harperley
- Low Westwood
- Lumley Thicks
- Malton
- Meadowfield
- Merrybent
- Middle Side
- Middleton in Teesdale
- Middleton St George
- Middridge
- Mordon
- Mount Pleasant - Spennymoor
- Muggleswick
- Neasham
- New Coundon
- New Hunwick
- Newbiggin - Lanchester
- Newfield - Chester-le-Street
- Newton Ketton
- North Close
- Oak Tree
- Old Cassop
- Old Quarrington
- Ornsby Hill
- Oxhill
- Pelton
- Peterlee
- Piercebridge
- Pity Me
- Port Clarence
- Quaking Houses
- Rainton Gate
- Redmarshall
- Rise Carr
- Romaldkirk
- Rowley
- Sacriston
- Satley
- Seaham
- Shadforth
- Sherburn
- Sherburn Village
- Shincliffe
- Shotton - Peterlee
- Skerne Park
- Snaisgill
- South Church
- South Moor
- South Stanley
- St. John's Chapel
- Stainton
- Stanley
- Station Town
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Summerhouse
- Sunnybrow
- Tanfield Lea
- Templetown
- The Middles
- Thornley
- Thorpe Larches
- Tindale Crescent
- Tow Law
- Trimdon
- Trimdon Station
- Tudhoe Grange
- Ulnaby
- Urlay Nook
- Wackerfield
- Walworth
- Waterhouses
- West Auckland
- West Cornforth
- West Park - Darlington
- West Shield Row Villas
- Westwick
- Whinney Hill
- Whitton
- Willington - County Durham
- Wingate
- Witton Gilbert
- Witton-le-Wear
- Woodland
- Wycliffe
- Allendale Cottages
- Archdeacon Newton
- Aukside
- Baldersdale
- Barnard Castle
- Bearpark
- Belmont - County Durham
- Bildershaw
- Binchester
- Bishopsgarth
- Blackhall Rocks
- Bolam
- Bowbank
- Bowlees
- Brafferton
- Brandon and Byshottles
- Bridge End
- Brignall
- Brotherlee
- Burnopfield
- Byermoor
- Carrville
- Castle Dene
- Catchgate
- Chester-le-Street
- Cleatlam
- Coatham Mundeville
- Cold Hesledon
- Copthill
- Cornsay
- Coundon
- Cowpen Bewley
- Craghead
- Crimdon
- Crookhall
- Croxdale and Hett
- Dalton-le-Dale
- Deaf Hill
- Deneside
- Durham
- Easington Village
- East Hedleyhope
- Eastgate
- Edmondsley
- Egglescliffe
- Eldon Lane
- Esh
- Etherley
- Ettersgill
- Fairfield
- Ferryhill
- Firth Moor
- Flint Hill
- Frosterley
- Gilesgate
- Grange Villa
- Great Chilton
- Greater Willington
- Greenhill
- Hallgarth
- Hamsterley Mill
- Harrowgate Village
- Haswell
- Haughton-le-Skerne
- Healeyfield
- Heighington
- Hett
- High Dyke
- High Friarside
- High Haswell
- High Shincliffe
- High Urpeth
- Hill Top - Stanley
- Holmside
- Horsleyhope
- Houghton-le-Side
- Hunderthwaite
- Hurworth Place
- Hury
- Ingleton
- Iveston
- Kimblesworth
- Kirk Merrington
- Lanchester
- Langley Moor
- Langton
- Leamside
- Lintz
- Little Newsham
- Littletown
- Low Dinsdale
- Low Pittington
- Lowes Barn
- Maiden Law
- Marley Hill
- Medomsley
- Metal Bridge
- Middlestone
- Middleton One Row
- Middleton St George
- Monk Hesleden
- Morley
- Mount Pleasant - Stockton-on-Tees
- Murton
- Nettlesworth
- New Durham Corner
- New Kyo
- Newbiggin - Teesdale
- Newton Aycliffe
- No Place
- Northlea
- Oakenshaw
- Old Durham
- Old Stillington
- Ouston
- Page Bank
- Pelton Fell
- Phoenix Row
- Piercebridge
- Plawsworth
- Preston le Skerne
- Quarrington Hill
- Ramshaw
- Redworth
- Roddymoor
- Rookhope
- Royal Oak
- Sadberge
- Scargill
- Seaton Carew
- Sheep Hill
- Sherburn Hill
- Shield Row
- Shittlehope
- Shotton - Sedgefield
- Sleepy Valley
- Sockburn
- South Cleatlam
- South Pelaw
- Spennymoor
- St. John’s Chapel
- Stainton Grove
- Stanley Crook
- Stillington
- Stony Heap
- Sunderland Bridge
- Tan Hills
- Tantobie
- The Dene
- The Slack
- Thornley - Durham
- Thorpe Thewles
- Toft Hill
- Town Kelloe
- Trimdon Colliery
- Trimdon Village
- Tudhoe Village
- Unthank - Harwood
- Urpeth
- Waldridge
- Walworth Gate
- Wear Valley Junction
- West Blackdene
- West Kyo
- West Pelton
- Westerton
- Wheatley Hill
- White Kirkley
- Whitwell House
- Windlestone
- Winlaton
- Witton le Wear
- Wolsingham
- Woodstone
- Wycliffe with Thorpe
- Allensford
- Arn Gill
- Aycliffe Village
- Barforth
- Barningham
- Beaumont Hill
- Belmont (parish)
- Billingham
- Bishop Auckland
- Bishopton
- Blackhill
- Boldron
- Bowburn
- Bradbury
- Brancepeth
- Brandon Village
- Bridgehill
- Broom Hill
- Browney
- Butsfield
- Byers Green
- Cassop
- Castle Eden
- Causey
- Chilton - County Durham
- Close House
- Cockerton
- Consett
- Cornforth
- Cornsay Colliery
- Coundon Gate
- Cowshill
- Craigside
- Crook
- Crossgate Moor
- Daddry Shield
- Darlington
- Dean Bank
- Dent Bank
- Easington
- East Blackdene
- East Kyo
- Ebchester
- Edmundbyers
- Eggleston
- Elwick
- Esh Winning
- Etherley Dene
- Evenwood
- Faverdale
- Ferryhill Station
- Fishburn
- Forest-in-Teesdale
- Gainford
- Gilmonby
- Grassholme
- Great Lumley
- Greatham
- Greta Bridge
- Hamsterley
- Harelaw
- Hart
- Haswell Moor
- Hawthorn
- Hedley Hill
- Helmington Row
- High Coniscliffe
- High Etherley
- High Grange
- High Hesleden
- High Stoop
- High Westwood
- Hill Top - Teesdale
- Holwick
- Houghall
- Howden le Wear
- Hunstanworth
- Hurworth-on-Tees
- Hutton Henry
- Inkerman
- Kelloe
- Kinninvie
- Knitsley
- Lanehead
- Langley Park
- Lartington
- Leasingthorne
- Lintzford
- Little Stainton
- Longnewton
- Low Etherley
- Low Walworth
- Ludworth
- Mainsforth
- Marwood
- Merrybent
- Mickleton
- Middlestone Moor
- Middleton One Row
- Middleton-in-Teesdale
- Moor End
- Morton Tinmouth
- Mowden
- Neasham
- New Brancepeth
- New House
- New Lambton
- Newfield
- Newton Bewley
- North Bitchburn
- Norton
- Old Burdon
- Old Eldon
- Old Wingate
- Ovington
- Parkhill
- Perkinsville
- Pickering Nook
- Pittington
- Plawsworth Gate
- Preston-le-Skern
- Quebec
- Ramshaw - Consett
- Rift House
- Rokeby
- Roseworth
- Rushyford
- Sadberge
- School Aycliffe
- Sedgefield
- Sheraton
- Sherburn House
- Shildon
- Shotley Bridge
- Shotton Colliery
- Sleightholme
- South Bedburn
- South Hetton
- South Side
- St Helen Auckland
- Staindrop
- Stanhope
- Startforth
- Stockley
- Streatlam and Stainton
- Sunniside
- Tanfield
- Teesside International Airport (MME)
- The Grove
- Thinford
- Thornley - Weardale
- Thringarth
- Toronto
- Townfield
- Trimdon Grange
- Tudhoe
- Tursdale
- Unthank - Stanhope
- Ushaw Moor
- Wall Nook
- Waskerley
- Wearhead
- West Butsfield
- West Park
- West Rainton
- Westgate
- Whinfield
- White-le-Head
- Whorlton
- Windmill
- Winston
- Witton Park
- Wolviston
- Woodstone Village
Lakes near
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Rivers in County Durham
- Aldbrough Beck from Forcett Park Catch to Clow Bk
- Aldbrough Beck from Source to Clow Beck
- Ashfoldside Beck to River Nidd
- Barton Beck from Source to Clow Beck
- Bedburn Beck from Euden Beck to Wear
- Bedburn Beck from Source to Euden Beck
- Beechburn Beck (Trib of Wear)
- Blackdene Burn to confluence with Wear
- Blaydon Burn
- Bollihope Burn from Source to Wear
- Brancepeth Beck from Source to Wear
- Brierdene Burn from Source to North Sea
- Browney from Deerness confl to Wear
- Browney from Pan Burn to Smallhope Burn
- Browney from Smallhope Burn Deerness confl
- Browney from Source to Pan Burn
- Burnhope Burn from Source to River Derwent
- Burnhope Burn from Source to Wear
- Carrs from Source to Skerne
- Castle Eden Burn from Source to North Sea
- Clow Beck from Barton Beck to Tees
- Cong Burn from Source to Twizell Burn
- Cong Burn from Twizell Burn to Wear
- Cor Burn Catchment (Trib of Tyne)
- Crimdon Beck from Source to Sea
- Crimple Beck from Park Beck to River Nidd
- Crimple Beck from Source to Park Beck
- Croxdale Beck from Source to Wear
- Dalton Beck to North Sea
- Darley Beck Catchment (Trib of Nidd)
- Deepdale Beck from Source to River Tees
- Deerness from Hedleyhope Burn to Browney
- Deerness from Source to Hedleyhope Burn
- Dene Beck Catchment (trib of Skerne)
- Derwent from Burnhope Burn to River Tyne
- Derwent from Nookton Burn to Burnhope Burn
- Derwent from Source to Nookton Burn
- Devils Water from Rowley Burn to Tyne
- Devils Water from Source to Rowley Burn
- Don from Source to Tidal Limit
- Eller Beck from Source to River Greta
- Euden Beck Catchment (Trib of Bedburn Beck)
- Fell Beck/Far Beck Catch (Trib of Nidd)
- Fell Beck/Far Beck Catch (Trib of Nidd)
- Gaunless from Hummer Beck to Wear
- Gaunless from Source to Hummer Beck
- Gill Beck from Source to Greta
- Greta from Eller Beck to Gill Beck
- Greta from Gill Beck to River Tees
- Greta from Sleightholme Beck to Eller Beck
- Greta from Source to Sleightholme Beck
- Gundrifs Beck (trib of Nidd)
- Harthorpe Beck (Trib of Bedburn Beck)
- Hawthorn Burn from Source to North Sea
- Hedleyhope Burn from Source to Deerness
- Hendon Coastal Area
- Herrington Burn from Source to Lumley Park Burn
- Horsley to Throckley Area (Tyne N Bank)
- Horsleyhope Burn Catchment (Trib of Derwent)
- Houselop Beck from Source to Wear
- Howstean Beck from Source to River Nidd
- Hummer Beck from Source to Gaunless
- Ireshope Burn
- Kilhope Burn from Source to Wear
- Langley Beck from Source to Sudburn Beck
- Langley Bk and Westholme Bk frm Sudburn Bk to Tees
- Linburn Beck from Source to Wear
- Lumley Park Burn from Herrington Burn to R Wear
- Lumley Park Burn from Source to Herrington Burn
- March Burn Catchment (trib of Tyne)
- Mary Wild Beck from Source to Clow Beck
- Middlehope Burn from Source to Wear
- New Burn (Trib of Tyne)
- Nidd from Ashfoldside Beck to Birstwith
- Nidd from Burstwith to Oak Beck
- Nidd from Crimple Beck to River Ouse
- Nidd from Howstean Beck to Ashfoldside Beck
- Nidd from Low Bridge on Briggate (Knaresborough) to Crimple Beck
- Nidd from Oak Beck to Low Bridge on Briggate (Knaresborough)
- Nidd from Source to Howstean Beck
- Nookton Burn from Source to River Derwent
- Oak Beck Catchment (Trib of Nidd)
- Old Durham Beck from Chapman Beck to Wear
- Old Durham Beck from Source to Pittington Beck
- Ouse Burn from Source to Tyne
- Pan Burn Catchment (Trib of River Browney)
- Park Beck Catch (trib of Crimple Beck)
- Percy Beck Catchment (Trib of Tees)
- Piercebridge Beck from Source to Tees
- Pittington Beck from Coalford to Old Durham Beck
- Pont Burn Catchment (trib of Derwent)
- Red Burn (Trib of Tyne)
- Rookhope Burn from Source to Wear
- Rowley Burn Catchment (Trib of Devils Water)
- Rushyford Beck from Source to Woodham Burn
- Skerne form Woodham Burn to Demons Beck
- Skerne from Carrs to Woodham Burn
- Skerne from Demons Beck to Tees
- Skerne from Source to Carrs
- Sleightholme Beck from Source to Greta
- Smallhope Burn from Source to Browney, Stocke
- South Burn to confluence with Wear
- South Grain Beck from Source to Bedburn Beck
- Stanhope Burn from Source to Wear
- Stanley Burn Catchment (trib of Tyne)
- Stocksfield Burn Catchment (trib of Tyne)
- Sudburn Beck from Source to Langley Beck
- Swinhope Burn from Source to Wear
- Team from Source to Tyne
- Tees from Percy Beck to River Greta
- Tees from River Greta to River Skerne
- Thornton Beck Catch (Trib of Nidd)
- Twizell Burn from Source to Cong Burn
- Tyne from Watersmeet to Tidal Limit
- Upper Cocker Beck Catchment (trib of Skerne)
- Valley Burn from Source to Wear
- Wallsend Burn (Trib of Tyne)
- Waskerley Beck from Source to Wear
- Wear DS of Lumley Park Burn to Tidal Limit
- Wear from Beechburn Beck to Gaunless
- Wear from Croxdale Beck to Lumley Park Burn
- Wear from Gaunless to Browney
- Wear from Houselop Beck to Beechburn Beck
- Wear from Middlehope Burn to Houselop Beck
- Wear from Wearhead to Middlehope Burn, Iresho
- West Dipton Burn from Source to Devil's Water
- Westernhope Burn from Source to Wear
- Whittle Burn Catchment (trib of Tyne)
- Woodham Burn from Rushyford Beck to the Skerne
- Woodham Burn from Source to Rushyford beck
