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Hotels in Durham, and Stockton are often required for tourists who want to visit the region. Some may want to stay at high quality hotels in the region. Some may want to stay at hotels that have access to parking facilities.
Durham lies at the heart of the City of Durham, a district of County Durham, in North East England. It is the county town of County Durham.
It is well-known for its Norman Cathedral and Castle, and is home to Durham University. HM Prison Durham is also located close to the city centre.
Durham is situated 13 miles to the south west of Sunderland, England. The River Wear flows north through the city, making an incised meander which encloses the centre on three sides to create Durham's peninsula. Durham is a hilly city, claiming to be built upon the symbolic 7 m hills. Upon the most central and prominent position high above the Wear, the cathedral dominates the skyline. The steep riverbanks are densely wooded, adding to the picturesque beauty of the city. West of the city centre, another river, the River Browney, drains south to join the Wear to the south of the city.
The historical city centre of Durham has changed little over the past 200 years. It is made up of the peninsula containing the cathedral, palace green, former administrative buildings for the palatine and Durham Castle. This was a strategic defensive decision by the city's founders and gives the cathedral a striking position.
The old commercial section of the city encompasses the peninsula on three sides, following River Wear. The peninsula was historically surrounded by the castle wall extending from the castle keep and broken by two gatehouses to the north and west of the enclosure. After extensive remodelling and much beautification by the Victorians the walls were removed with the exception of the gatehouse which is still standing on the Bailey.
The mediaeval city was made up of the cathedral, castle and administrative buildings on the peninsula. The outlying areas were known as the townships and owned by the bishop,[3] the most famous of these being Gilesgate (which still contains the mediaeval St Giles Church), Claypath and Elvet.
The county town of County Durham, Durham is located in the City of Durham local government district, which extends beyond the city.
The centre of Durham sits on a peninsula created by the River Wear. At the base of the peninsula is the Market Place, which still hosts regular markets; a permanent indoor market is also situated just off the Market Place. The Market Place and surrounding streets are one of the main commercial and shopping areas of the city. From the Market Place, The Bailey leads south past Palace Green: The Bailey is almost entirely owned and occupied by University and Cathedral.
There are three old roads out of the Market Place. Saddler Street heads South Easterly, towards Elvet Bridge, The Bailey and Prebends Bridge. Elvet Bridge leads to the Elvet area of the city, Durham Prison and the South; Prebends Bridge is smaller and provides access from The Bailey to South Durham. Heading west, Silver Street leads out of the Market Place towards Framwellgate Bridge and North Road, the other main shopping area of the city. From here, the city spreads out into the Framwelgate, Crossgate, Neville's Cross and viaduct districts, the other main shopping area of the city. Beyond the viaduct lie the outlying districts of Framwellgate Moor and Neville's Cross. Heading north from the Market Place leads to Claypath. The road curves back round to the east and beyond it lie Gilesgate, Gilesgate Moor and Dragonville.
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, commonly referred to as Durham Cathedral was founded in its present form in AD 1093.
The Castle was originally built in the Eleventh Century as a projection of the Norman power in the north of England, as the population of England in the north remained rebellious following the disruption of the Norman Conquest in 1066. It is an excellent example of the early motte and bailey castles favoured by the Normans. The holder of the office of Bishop of Durham was appointed by the King to exercise royal authority on his behalf and the castle was the centre of his command.
Landmarks in the region include or have included ; Chorister School, Crook Hall, Durham Castle, Durham Cathedral, Elvet Bridge, Framwellgate Bridge, Kepier Hospital, Kingsgate Bridge, Prebends Bridge, St Giles Church, Gilesgate, Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Crossgate, Church of St Mary-le-Bow (now Durham Heritage Centre), St. John's College Chapel, formerly the Church of St Mary the Less, Aykley Heads House, Bishop Cosin's Hall, Palace Green, Cosin's Library (now part of University Library, Palace Green), Crown Court, Old Elvet, St Cuthbert's Society, 12 South Bailey, St John's College, 3 South Bailey, St Oswald's Church, Railway viaduct, North Road, Town Hall and Guildhall, Market Place
Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in North East England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority area and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire as it also incorporates a number of smaller towns including Billingham, Yarm and Thornaby. Stockton began as an Anglo-Saxon settlement on high ground close to the northern bank of the River Tees. The manor of Stockton was created in around 1138. It was purchased by Bishop Pudsey of Durham in 1189 and since then has undergone many changes. Stockton's market can trace its history back to 1310, when Bishop Bek of Durham granted a market charter, to our town of Stockton a market upon every Wednesday for ever. Stockton Castle is first referred to in 1376. It was captured by the Scottish in 1644 and was occupied by them until 1646, but was destroyed on the orders of Oliver Cromwell at the end of the Civil War. There is now a shopping centre, called the Castlegate Centre, where the original castle stood. There are no known accurate depictions of the castle in existence. In June 1890 Major Robert Ropner offered a piece of land to the people of Stockton which could be used as a public park, providing the local council would lay it out tastefully and keep it forever. Just over three years later, on 4 October 1893, the park was officially opened by the then Duke & Duchess of York.
Major industries in Stockton have included ship-repairing, steel and chemicals, although most ship building was performed in nearby Hartlepool and most chemical plants are in nearby Middlesbrough. The town's High Street is reputed to be the widest in England.
Stockton-on-Tees has many suburbs with individual identities: Eaglescliffe, Fairfield, Hardwick, Hartburn, Elm Tree Farm, Ingleby Barwick, Norton, Roseworth, Bishopsgarth, Thornaby and Yarm to name a few. Stockton town centre has undergone many developments in recent years including the Teesquay Millennium Bridge, the Queen's Campus of Durham University, several acres of office buildings erected along the south bank of the River Tees within the Teesdale development and Wellington Square a modern shopping arcade erected upon the old Wellington Street area of the town centre.
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