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'''Durham''' (also known as Durham City to differentiate it from the [[county]] of the same name) is a cathedral city and the county town of [[County Durham]] in England. The city is traceable to at least the 10th century, growing up around a shrine erected on a meander in the [[River Wear]] to house the remains of [[Saint Cuthbert]].  

'''Durham''' (also known as Durham City to differentiate it from the [[county]] of the same name) is a cathedral city and the county town of [[County Durham]] in England. The city is traceable to at least the 10th century, growing up around a shrine erected on a meander in the [[River Wear]] to house the remains of [[Saint Cuthbert]]. Durham lies around 15 miles due south of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] in [[Northumberland]], 12 miles south-west of [[Sunderland]] and 19 miles north of [[Darlington]].

== Name ==

== Name ==

The city's [[Old English]] name was ''Dunholm'', derived from the elements ''dun'' meaning "hill" and ''holm'' meaning "islet".

The city's [[Old English]] name was ''Dunholm'', derived from the elements ''dun'' meaning "hill" and ''holm'' meaning "islet".