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  • proper noun A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire; county town Durham.

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Examples

  • A motorist gets out of a crashed car on the A66 in County Durham, which is closed after several lorries jackknifed on sheet ice.

    More snow forecast for UK 2012

  • The kitchen at the property in Catchgate, County Durham, which is up for sale for only £1,000

    Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009

  • No weekend passed without a stroll in the wonderful countryside of County Durham and Northumberland.

    Chris Mullin: Member of the house 2011

  • ✒An unhappy tale from Consett, in County Durham, where staff at the Co-operative Funeralcare were assured, following the installation of a large advertising billboard on the side of the funeral home, that "no insensitive adverts" would be placed there.

    Esther Addley's diary 2011

  • In Hull, a man believed to be in his 50s was found dead in a park after overnight temperatures of -7C.Snow saved a cyclist from serious injury when he was caught by a rope strung across an offroad track at Hamsterley, County Durham.

    More snow forecast before cold snap gives way to high winds 2012

  • • In a recent supplement – 100 Great British Woods and Forests, part 1, 9 April – a description of cycling the Hamsterley Half Century in County Durham (Activities, page 12) said that this route ascends to 1,300m (4,300ft).

    Corrections and clarifications 2011

  • Two men, aged 32 and 23, will appear before magistrates on Monday 3 October charged with the murder of Mitchell Harrison, 23, who was found dead in a cell at HM Prison Frankland, County Durham, on Saturday.

    Two prisoners charged with murder of fellow inmate who raped girl of 13 2011

  • During Dalglish's tortured attempt to stamp his authority on St James' Park, one writer recalled visiting his house in County Durham and seeing the televisions turned to every conceivable European football channel.

    Easy Liverpool win over Bolton shows Kenny Dalglish is on right track 2011

  • One teacher from a County Durham school that won an award was so overcome she wore a bright green Shrek 2 woolly hat to accompany the kids to the stage, then kissed the award presenter Dougray Scott rather too enthusiastically.

    Jason Solomons's Trailer Trash 2011

  • At the other end of the country, the Isle of Wight scored highest for sunshine, while the Isles of Scilly, Teesdale and Wear Valley in County Durham were top for GCSE results.

    South Cambridgeshire tops quality of life survey 2011

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