Durham
city and the county town of County Durham in North East England
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Summary
Durham is a city[1]. Durham ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,861 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: County Durham[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: county town[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Kostroma[6], Tübingen[7], Banská Bystrica[8]
- Postal code: DH1[9]
- Commons category: Durham, County Durham[10]
- Local dialing code: 0191[11]
- OS grid reference: NZ274424[12]
- Authority: Charter Trustees[13], City of Durham Parish Council[14]
- Official website: https://durham.gov.uk/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Durham, England[16]
- Commons gallery: Durham[17]
- Population: 48,069[18]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Meyer’s Universum, Zweiter Band[20]
- Capital of: County Durham[21]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Durham, County Durham[22]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Durham, County Durham[23]
- Native label: Durham[24]
- Category for people buried here: Q116294148[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Durham, England[26]
- Different from: Durham[27]
- Area: 72.08 square mile[28]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Durham, County Durham[29]
- Historic county: County Durham[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Durham include Durham City A.F.C.[31], an association football club[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1918[34] and Durham railway station[35], a railway station[36], in United Kingdom[37].
Why It Matters
Durham has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Durham is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Durham include Durham City A.F.C.[31], an association football club[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1918[34] and Durham railway station[35], a railway station[36], in United Kingdom[37].