List of civil parishes in County Durham

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This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. The towns of Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington and Hartlepool are the only unparished areas outside the administrative county. There are 181 civil parishes.

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Darlington

The former Darlington County Borough is unparished.

County Durham

The former Chester le Street Urban District and Consett Urban District and parts of the former Bishop Auckland Urban District, Crook and Willington Urban District and Stanley Urban District are unparished. When the City of Durham parish was formed in 2018, three areas remained unparished as the boundaries were based on wards and not aligned to those of the surrounding parishes.

Hartlepool

Part of the former Hartlepool County Borough is unparished.

Stockton-on-Tees

Part of the former Teesside County Borough is unparished. For the part of the borough south of the River Tees, see List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire.

Notes

  1. Formerly Barnard Castle Rural District [13]
  2. Formerly Barnard Castle Urban District [14]
  3. Formerly Bishop Auckland Urban District [15]
  4. Formerly Brandon and Byshottles Urban District [16]
  5. Formerly Chester-le-Street Rural District [17]
  6. Formerly Chester le Street Urban District [18]
  7. Formerly Consett Urban District [19]
  8. Formerly Crook and Willington Urban District [20]
  9. Formerly Darlington County Borough [21]
  10. Formerly Darlington Rural District [22]
  11. Formerly Durham Municipal Borough [23]
  12. Formerly Durham Rural District [24]
  13. Formerly Easington Rural District [25]
  14. Formerly Hartlepool County Borough [26]
  15. Formerly Lanchester Rural District [27]
  16. Formerly Seaham Urban District [28]
  17. Formerly Sedgefield Rural District [29]
  18. Formerly Shildon Urban District [30]
  19. Formerly Spennymoor Urban District [31]
  20. Formerly Stanley Urban District [32]
  21. Formerly Startforth Rural District [33]
  22. Formerly Stockton Rural District [34]
  23. Formerly Teesside County Borough [35]
  24. Formerly Tow Law Urban District [36]
  25. Formerly Weardale Rural District [37]

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References

  1. 1 2 The Wear Valley (Parish Electoral Arrangements) Order 2007
  2. ↑ "The Durham County Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2017" (PDF). Lgbce. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Lands common to Hamsterley, Lynesack and Softley, and South Bedburn civil parishes
  4. ↑ "Notice of Change of Name of Parish" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  5. ↑ District Council notices of the change of name of a parish Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ The Derwentside (Parish Electoral Arrangements) Order 2008
  7. ↑ Lands common to Brancepeth, and Brandon and Byshottles civil parishes
  8. ↑ "The Durham County Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (West Rainton and Leamside) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 15 May 2019. note that only the introduction is shows there but shows the name and has the plan
  9. ↑ Lands common to Stanhope, Tow Law and Wolsingham civil parishes
  10. ↑ "Wynyard". Mapit. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  11. ↑ The Stockton on Tees (Parish Electoral Arrangements) Order 2007
  12. 1 2 "The Stockton-on-Tees (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  13. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Barnard Castle Rural District
  14. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Barnard Castle Urban District
  15. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Bishop Auckland Urban District
  16. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Brandon and Byshottles Urban District
  17. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Chester le Street Rural District Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Chester le Street Urban District
  19. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Consett Urban District
  20. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Crook and Willington Urban District Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Darlington County Borough Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Darlington Rural District
  23. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Durham Municipal Borough
  24. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Durham Rural District Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
  25. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Easington Rural District
  26. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Hartlepool County Borough
  27. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Lanchester Rural District
  28. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Seaham Urban District
  29. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Sedgefield Rural District
  30. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Shildon Urban District
  31. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Spennymoor Urban District
  32. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Stanley Urban District
  33. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Startforth Rural District
  34. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Stockton Rural District
  35. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Teesside County Borough Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  36. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Tow Law Urban District
  37. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Weardale Rural District

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