Wear Valley
| Wear Valley District | |
|---|---|
 Location in County Durham |
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| status | District |
| region | North East England |
| Administration County | County Durham |
| Administrative headquarters | Crook |
| surface | 504.63 km² (100th) |
| Residents | 63,100 (324.) |
| ONS code | 20UJ |
| Website | - |
| founding | 1974 |
| resolution | 2009 |
Wear Valley was a district in County Durham in England . The administrative seat was the city of Crook . Other important places in the former district were Bishop Auckland and Willington .
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and resulted from the merger of the urban districts Bishop Auckland, Crook and Willington and Tow Law , and the rural district Weardale . It was named after the River Wear . On April 1, 2009, in addition to Wear Valley, all Dictricts in County Durham were abolished as part of the administrative reform and merged into the Unitary Authority Durham .
There was a town partnership with Bad Oeynhausen .
Coordinates: 54 ° 43 ′ N , 1 ° 56 ′ W