County Durham
Appearance
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/County_Durham_UK_locator_map_2010.svg/220px-County_Durham_UK_locator_map_2010.svg.png)
Proper noun
[edit]- A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Cumbria and North Yorkshire.
Usage notes
[edit]Sometimes referred to simply as Durham, or more formally as the county of Durham, but never as Durham County or Durhamshire. The county town is also named Durham.
See also
[edit]- Durham County (North Carolina)