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All of the council areas that make cover County Durham form a part of the [[North East England|North East]] statistical region.

All of the council areas that make cover County Durham form a part of the [[North East England|North East]] statistical region.

=== Similarly-named county for the purposes of lieutenancy ===

=== Similarly-named county for the purposes of lieutenancy ===

There is a [[county for the purposes of lieutenancy]] which is named after, but is both legally and geographically distinct from, County Durham. Officially, this county for the purposes of lieutenancy is simply called '''Durham'''. The county for the purposes of lieutenancy consists of the entirety of the areas of Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council, Hartlepool Borough Council, plus around half of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (specifically that north of the [[River Tees]]).

There is a [[county for the purposes of lieutenancy]] which is named after, but is both legally and geographically distinct from, County Durham. Officially, this county for the purposes of lieutenancy is simply called '''Durham'''. The county for the purposes of lieutenancy consists of the entirety of the areas of Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council (including those that are in Yorkshire), Hartlepool Borough Council, plus around half of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (specifically that north of the [[River Tees]]).

== People from County Durham ==

== People from County Durham ==