County Durham

''This article is about the English administrative County Durham. For the traditional area see County Durham (traditional). For other uses see Durham (disambiguation)

County Durham is an administrative county in England.

It is divided into seven district councils, they are

• Derwentside with major towns of Consett, Stanley and Anfield Plain.
• Chester-le-Street, which also includes Sacriston.
• The City of Durham
• Easington, which includes the new town of Peterlee.
• Sedgefield, which also includes Spennymoor.
• Wear Valley, with major towns of Crook, Bishop Auckland and Willington, plus the villages along Weardale (the upper valley of the River Wear.
• Teesdale, with the major town of Barnard Castle and the villages of Teesdale, the upper valley of the River Tees.