County Durham

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The Doorknocker at Durham Cathedral submitted by Lady of Leisure

Durham

County town: Durham

Other major towns: Sunderland, South Shields, Gateshead

In the North East of England, the county had one of Britain's richest coalfields and was once mined extensively. The land is hilly and rugged, and arranged around its castled capital, Durham. Jarrow, South Shields and Sunderland to the northeast are metropolitan areas with a great shipbuilding tradition.

The Venerable Bede, known as the father of English, lived at Jarrow and lies in Durham Cathedral.





Register Offices

Over the years county boundary changes have resulted in several changes to the district coverage.

To avoid confusion try the following sites,they have links to local bmd index database, certificate ordering and register office contact details

Certificate Applications are now dealt with at a new purpose built site at Bishop Auckland

  • North East Births, Marriages & Deaths with links to 18 register offices from the England/Scotland Border in Northumberland down to Middlesbrough, an excellent resource for the whole of North East England.


Record Office Lookup Requests

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Record Office Lookup Contacts


Cemetery Lookup Requests

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts



Links


Local History Society



OPC


Archives



Family and Social History



Maps & Photographs


Countywide interest


  • Middlesbrough Council: Teesside Archives Teesside Archives is responsible for collecting and preserving archival material from official and private sources in the areas served by the councils of Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton and Hartlepool.


Specific Town Village interest







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