in the county of Tyne & Wear
(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction NW)Sunderland was granted a charter in 1145, the charter gave it market rights and thus the town grew slowly from humble beginnings...
in the county of Tyne & Wear
(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction W)Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington...
a Seaside Town in the county of County Durham
(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction SE)This is an ancient seaport and county borough which merged with its Victorian neighbour, West Hartlepool in 1967...
a Historic City in the county of County Durham
(11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction SW)Durham as a town reflects the long history of its magnificent castle and cathedral with its winding streets, ancient market place and alleyways and other old churches to discover.....
in the county of Tyne & Wear
(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction NW)This is the town that is famous for the 1930's "Hunger March" caused by the intense poverty that followed the closing of the Charles Palmer shipyard. The last of the surviving marchers, Cornelius Whalen died in 2003 at the age of 93...
All towns in County Durham
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One of the finest buildings in the world. This huge cathedral which is third only to Canterbury and York in ecclesiastical.....
Durham Castle is another one of Durham's magnificent buildings. It was founded in 1072 and such was the impregnability of the.....
