[11] Ron Hogg was first elected the Durham Police and Crime Commissioner for the force on 15 November 2012. At the 2001 Census, Easington and Derwentside districts had the highest proportion (around 99%) in the county council area of resident population who were born in the UK. Population per square mile, 2010: 935.7: Land area in square miles, 2010: 285.98: FIPS Code: 37063 [60], A September 2019 report identified Bishop Auckland as one of the towns designated to receive up to £25 million in funding from a new Towns Fund intended "to improve industrial areas that have not benefitted from economic growth in the same way as more prosperous areas". In the wake of the Reform Act of 1832 the county returned two members for two divisions, and the boroughs of Gateshead, South Shields and Sunderland acquired representation. [25] Because William's main focus during the harrying was on Yorkshire,[24] County Durham was largely spared the Harrying. Some of the 2001 figures are approximate values. The project aims to assist people living in the city to share their stories about seeking sanctuary in the North East through photography, stories, poetry and music. County Durham: 19,455: 20,995: 21,647 → Thornley: Built-up Area: County Durham: … In 1596 restrictions were imposed[by whom?] In AD 995, St Cuthbert's community, who had been transporting Cuthbert's remains around, partly in an attempt to avoid them falling into the hands of Viking raiders, settled at Dunholm (Durham) on a site that was defensively favourable due to the horseshoe-like path of the River Wear. The highest point (county top) of historic County Durham is the trig point (not the summit) of Burnhope Seat, height 746 metres (2,448 ft), between Weardale and Teesdale on the border with historic Cumberland in the far west of the county. Several Durham miners have been able to turn their former mining careers into careers in art. The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 reformed the municipal boroughs of Durham, Stockton on Tees and Sunderland. The kingdom was annexed into England in AD 954. Despite their success south of the river Tees, the Vikings never fully conquered the Bernician part of Northumbria, despite the many raids they had carried out on the kingdom. [52] After renovations by the Auckland Project, the castle re-opened on 2 November 2019, operated by the Auckland Castle Trust, started by the owner of the castle, Jonathan Ruffer. This gives the total estimated population of the ceremonial county at 857,800. Fire service areas follow the same areas as the police with County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service serving the two unitary districts of County Durham and Darlington and Cleveland Fire Brigade covering the rest. Until the 15th century, the most important administrative officer in the Palatinate was the steward. Air Ambulance services are provided by the Great North Air Ambulance. S. 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