"County Durham (/ˈdʌrəm/ (listen) DURR-əm) is a ceremonial county in North East England. The county town is Durham, a cathedral city. During the Middle Ages, the ...
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county was an ecclesiastical centre, due largely to the presence, of St Cuthbert´s shrine in Durham Cathedral, and the extensive powers granted to the Bishop of Durham as ruler of the County Palatine of Durham.
The historic county´s boundaries stretched between the rivers Tyne and Tees. Historic borders were shared with 4 counties: Northumberland to the north, now along with the county of Tyne and Wear; North Riding of Yorkshire to the south, now North Yorkshire; Westmorland and Cumberland, latter two to the west and both now Cumbria." - (en.wikipedia.org 09.04.2021)
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