County Durham

County Durham is a county in north-east England. Its county town is Durham. It is a county of contrasts: the remote and sparsely populated dales and moors of the Pennines characterise the interior; while nearer the coast the county is highly urbanised, and was once dominated by the coal mining industry.

Settlements

For a complete list of settlements see list of places in County Durham.

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This is an list of the main towns in County Durham. The area covered is the entire ceremonial county, hence the inclusion of towns which are no longer administered by Durham County Council.

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• Barnard Castle, Billingham, Bishop Auckland
• Chester-le-Street, Consett
• Darlington, Durham
• Eaglescliffe, Easington
• Ferryhill
• Hartlepool
• Newton Aycliffe
• Peterlee
• Seaham, Sedgefield, Spennymoor, Stanley, Stockton-on-Tees
• Willington