County Durham

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Durham County Map (source: Wikipedia)



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


Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.


  • Darlington and some of the surrounding area within a 30 mile radius Ann L from Darlo


Links

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest

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Maps and Photographs





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