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{{City
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|sov state = United Kingdom
|country = England
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|shire county = [[County Durham]]
|settled = In of before 995 AD
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|population = 50,510 (2021 census)
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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 lies around 15 miles due south of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] in [[Northumberland]], 12 miles south-west of [[Sunderland]] and 19 miles north of [[Darlington]].
'''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]].
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