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The earliest attestation of the name County Durham was in c. 1100 AD in the form ''Dunelmensischira'' (Durhamshire).
The earliest attestation of the name County Durham was in c. 1100 AD in the form ''Dunelmensischira'' (Durhamshire).
After centuries of gradually acquiring power, the palatine powers of the Bishop of Durham were formally recognised in 1293 AD. The county palatine had its roots with the Anglian Liberty of Durham, established some 400 years prior.
Since County Durham did not appear in the Domesday Book, the first known detailed survey of the county was the Boldon Book, completed 97 years later in 1183. It was taken at the orders of Hugh de Puiset, Bishop of Durham. The Boldon Book contained the earliest known documentation of the [[Washington family]], stating that William de Hertburn (ancestor of [[George Washington]], 1st President of the United States) had held Washington since 1180. The Boldon Book also contains the first reference to coal mining in County Durham, recoding a coal miner at Escomb.<ref>[https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/mining/coal/3183874.early-coal-mining-1100-1500/ Early Coal Mining 1100- 1500]</ref>
Since County Durham did not appear in the Domesday Book, the first known detailed survey of the county was the Boldon Book, completed 97 years later in 1183. It was taken at the orders of Hugh de Puiset, Bishop of Durham. The Boldon Book contained the earliest known documentation of the [[Washington family]], stating that William de Hertburn (ancestor of [[George Washington]], 1st President of the United States) had held Washington since 1180. The Boldon Book also contains the first reference to coal mining in County Durham, recoding a coal miner at Escomb.<ref>[https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/mining/coal/3183874.early-coal-mining-1100-1500/ Early Coal Mining 1100- 1500]</ref>