Coonty Durham
Appearance
(Reguidit frae County Durham)
Coonty | |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
---|---|
Constituent kintra | Ingland |
Region | North East Ingland |
Oreegin | Historic |
Ceremonial coonty | |
Area | [convert: needs a number] |
• Rankit | o 48 |
• Rankit | o 48 |
Density | [convert: needs a number] |
Ethnicity | 98.6% White |
Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) |
• Simmer (DST) | Breetish Simmer Time (UTC+1) |
Coonty Durham /ˈdʌrəm/ is a ceremonial coonty[1] an (smawer) unitary destrict in north east Ingland. The coonty toun is Durham. The lairgest dounset in the ceremonial coonty (in its awn unitary Borough) is the toun o Darlington.[2] The coonty haes a mixtur o minin an fermin heritage, as well as a hivy railwa industry, pairticularity in the soothwast o the coonty in Darlington, Shildon an Stockton. Its economy wis historically based on coal an iron minin.[3] It is an aurie o regeneration an promotit as a tourist destination.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Boundary Commission for England (2007). Mapping for the Non-metropolitan Counties and Unitary Authorities; fifth periodical report. Boundary Commission for England. ISBN 0-10-170322-8.
- ↑ John Marius Wilson, Durham, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, (1870-72). Retrieved 30 November 2007.
- ↑ Durham County Council - History and Heritage of County Durham Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 November 2007.
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