Bishop Auckland
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 39 ′ N , 1 ° 41 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 24,392 | ||
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| Post town | BISHOP AUCKLAND | ||
| ZIP code section | DL14 | ||
| prefix | 01388 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | North East England | ||
| Ceremonial county | County Durham | ||
| Unitary authority | County Durham | ||
| British Parliament | Bishop Auckland | ||
Bishop Auckland is a city in County Durham in north east England. It is 12 miles northwest of Darlington on the River Wear . Bishop Auckland has a population of 24,392 (2001). Bishop Auckland was the seat of the Bishop of Durham , so the city got its first name. The first mention of the place comes from the year 1020, when Canute the Great Bishop Auckland donated to the Bishop of Durham.
Personalities
- Stuart Alderson (born 1948), football player
- Fiona Hill (* 1965), US government official
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2001 Census Profiles (Numbers) for Major Centers in County Durham. (pdf) (No longer available online.) Durham County Council, formerly original ; Retrieved August 29, 2008 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
Commons : Bishop Auckland - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Bishop Auckland (English)