Wear Valley

Wear Valley was a District in the County of Durham in England. Administrative headquarters was the town of Crook. Other important towns of the former Districts were Bishop Auckland and Willington.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 and evolved from the merger of the urban districts Bishop Auckland, Crook and Willington and Tow Law, and the Weardale Rural District. It was named after the River Wear. On 1 April 2009, in addition Wear Valley in County Durham all Dictricts were abolished in the course of administrative reform and combined into the Unitary Authority of Durham.

There was twinned with Bad Oeynhausen.

54.716666666667 - 1.9333333333333Koordinaten: 54 ° 43 ' N, 1 ° 56 ' W

  • Former District ( North East England )
  • Geography ( County Durham )
Regions of England Administrative counties of England Administrative centre Crook (County Durham) Office for National Statistics Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)
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