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  2. Durham, England - Wikipedia

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    Durham City Rugby Club has its headquarters on Green Lane: Durham City RFC, the second oldest club in the county, was founded in 1872 with navy and gold playing colours and Durham Cathedral's sanctuary knocker as the club's crest. City's Hollow Drift home has been developed into a facility which includes two floodlit pitches and a training area.

  3. List of battles fought in Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Kentucky settlers vs American Indians & Kingdom of Great Britain Battle of Little Mountain: March 22, 1782 near modern Mount Sterling, Kentucky: American Revolutionary War Western theater 24 Wyandot vs Kentucky militia Siege of Bryan Station: August 15–17, 1782 modern Lexington, Kentucky: American Revolutionary War Western theater 5+ Kentucky ...

  4. Battle of Neville's Cross - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Neville's Cross took place during the Second War of Scottish Independence on 17 October 1346, half a mile (800 m) to the west of Durham, England. An invading Scottish army of 12,000 led by King David II was defeated with heavy loss by an English army of approximately 6,000–7,000 men led by Ralph Neville, Lord Neville .

  5. City of Durham (district) - Wikipedia

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    The central area of the City of Durham (the area covered by the pre-1974 City of Durham and Framwelgate) was not parished at the time the district existed, however a civil parish called City of Durham was formed in 2018. [5] Those parts of the district formerly part of Durham Rural District or Brandon and Byshottles Urban District are all ...

  6. County Durham - Wikipedia

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    County Durham, officially simply Durham (/ˈdʌrəm/), [note 1] is a ceremonial county in North East England. [3] The county borders Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to the north, the North Sea to the east, North Yorkshire to the south, and Cumbria to the west.

  7. History of County Durham - Wikipedia

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    Once the City of Durham had been founded, the Bishops of Durham gradually acquired the lands that would become County Durham. Bishop Aldhun began this process by procuring land in the Tees and Wear valleys, including Norton, Stockton, Escomb and Aucklandshire in 1018. In 1031, King Canute gave Staindrop to the Bishops.

  8. Battle of Piercebridge - Wikipedia

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    The battle of Piercebridge was fought on 1 December 1642 in County Durham, England, during the First English Civil War. The Earl of Newcastle was advancing with an army of 6,000 from Newcastle upon Tyne to York to reinforce the local Royalists. Aware of his approach, the Parliamentarians defended the main crossing over the River Tees, at ...

  9. Durham Castle - Wikipedia

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    Area: 8.79 ha (0.0339 sq mi) ... Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham ...