Durham Explained

Durham most commonly refers to:

• Durham, England, a cathedral city in north east England
  • County Durham, a ceremonial county which includes Durham
• Durham, North Carolina, a city in North Carolina, United States

Durham may also refer to:

Places

Australia

• Durham, Queensland, an outback locality in the Bulloo Shire, Queensland
  • Durham Downs Station, a pastoral station in Durham, Queensland
• Durham Downs, Queensland, a rural locality in the Maranoa Region
• Durham Lead, Victoria, a locality in the City of Ballarat
• Durham Ox, Victoria, a locality in the Shire of Loddin

Canada

• Durham, Nova Scotia
• Durham, Ontario, a small town in Grey County, Ontario
• Durham County, Ontario, a historic county
• Regional Municipality of Durham, a regional government in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario
  • Durham (electoral district), a federal electoral district in Durham Region
  • Durham (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Durham Region
• Durham Bridge, New Brunswick
• Durham Parish, New Brunswick
• Durham-Sud, Quebec (also known as South Durham)

United Kingdom

England

• County Palatine of Durham, a historic ecclesiastical county
• Durham and Framwelgate, a former local government borough that held city status until 1974
• Durham District, a former local government district, which held city status 1974–2009
• County Durham (district), a unitary authority area

Scotland

• Kirkpatrick Durham, a village and parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

United States

• Durham, Arkansas
• Durham, California
• Durham, Colorado, a place in Mesa County
• Durham, Connecticut, a New England town
  • Durham (CDP), Connecticut, the central village in the town
• Durham, Florida, a place in Calhoun County
• Durham, Georgia
• Durham Township, Hancock County, Illinois
• Durham, La Porte County, Indiana, a place in New Durham Township
• Durham, Kansas
• Durham, Maine
• Durham, Missouri
• Durham, New Hampshire, a New England town
  • Durham (CDP), New Hampshire, the main community in the town
• Durham, New York
• Durham, North Carolina
• Durham, Oklahoma
• Durham, Oregon
• Durham, Pennsylvania

Electoral districts

• Durham (electoral district), House of Commons of Canada (since 1903)
• Durham (provincial electoral district), Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada (since 1926)
• Durham (Province of Canada electoral district) (1841–1867)
• Electoral district of Durham, New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Australia (1856–1920)
• Electoral district of County of Durham, New South Wales Legislative Council, Australia (1843–1856)
• City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency) (since 1678)
• County Durham (UK Parliament constituency) (1675–1832)

Ships

• Durham (1814 ship), a ship launched in France
• USS Durham (LKA-114), a Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship of the United States Navy

Other uses

• Durham (poem), an Old English poem
• Durham (surname)
• Bishop of Durham, an Anglican bishop office
• Earl of Durham, a British title from 1833 to present
• Durham Cathedral
• Durham County Cricket Club
• Durham Fair, an agricultural fair in Connecticut
• Durham Museum, Durham a museum in Durham, England
• Durham Museum, Omaha, Nebraska a museum in Omaha, Nebraska
• Durham rule, a way that has been used to frame the insanity defense in the US
• Durham University, a university in Durham, England
• Fort Durham, an archaeological site near Taku Harbor, Alaska

People with the given name

• Durham Glaster, a character in the Black Cat manga series

See also

• Durham Academy (disambiguation)
• Durham City (disambiguation)
• Durham County (disambiguation)
• Durham station (disambiguation)
• Durham Report on Canada, 1839
• Durham Township (disambiguation)
• Durhamville (disambiguation)
• Durum, a breed of wheat
• Justice Durham (disambiguation)
• New Durham (disambiguation)