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North Durham
Also known as: Gogledd Durham (etholaeth seneddol), Durham Thuaidh (Toghcheantar na Ríochta Aontaithe)
North Durham in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
North Durham is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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North Durham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Luke Akehurst of the Labour Party.
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Background
History
A constituency formally named the Northern Division of Durham was created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, when the former Durham constituency was split into the northern and southern divisions, each electing two members using the bloc vote system. These were Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring, Jarrow, Mid Durham, North West Durham and South East Durham. In addition, there were seven County Durham borough constituencies. The seat was re-created as a single-seat constituency for the 1983 general election as a result of the redistribution following the changes to local authority boundaries under the Local Government Act 1972. The new…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8600, -1.6300
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- County Durham, unparished area
- Postcode
- DH2 3JX
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Durham
- Established
- 1983
Sources
- wikidata: Q1032482 (CC0)
- wikipedia: North Durham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is North Durham?
- North Durham is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH2 3JX), in the parish of County Durham, unparished area.
- When was North Durham built?
- Built or established in 1983.
- How do I get to North Durham?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH2 3JX. It sits within the North Durham parliamentary constituency.