Bishop Auckland Town

Where to Stay

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Bishop Auckland has hotels ranging from deluxe to budget. You can find one of the best and the most budget oriented hotels in the city.

Name	Miles	Location	Star
Hall Garth Hotel Golf and Country Club - A Folio Hotel	6.6	Darlington	3*
Darlington Apartments	9.6	Darlington	4*
Barcelo Premium Redworth Hall Hotel Co Durham	3.3	Newton Aycliffe	4*
Walworth Castle Hotel	6.0	Darlington nr Durham	3*
Hotel Bannatyne Darlington	10.0	Darlington	3*
Farnley Tower	9.0	Durham	4*
Durham Marriott	9.5	Durham	4*
Aston Hotel - Darlington	6.2	Darlington	3*
Apartments4you	9.5	Darlington	4*
Headlam Hall Hotel Spa	6.2	Darlington	3*
Hardwick Hall Hotel	8.4	Durham	3*
The Honest Lawyer Hotel	6.9	Durham	3*
Bay Horse Inn	7.3	Durham City	2*
Swallow Eden Arms Hotel	4.1	County Durham	3*
Harrowgate Hill Lodge	8.1	Darlington	NC
The Lodge	9.2	Durham	4*
St Aidans College	8.5	Durham	3*
Collingwood College	8.6	Durham	3*
Durham Castle	9.4	Durham	NC
College of St Hild St Bede	9.7	Durham	2*
Hatfield College	9.2	Durham	2*
Kings Hotel	9.7	Darlington	3*
The Otter	2.8	Bishop Auckland	2*
The Manor House Hotel Country Club	2.5	West Auckland	3*
The Queensheadhotel	0.0	Bishop Auckland	NC
Helme Park Hall County House Hotel Restaurant	7.7	Bishop Auckland	3*
Bowburn Hall Hotel	8.6	Durham	3*
Swallow Three Tuns Hotel	9.3	Durham City	3*
Grafton House Durham’s Boutique Hotel	9.2	Durham	4*
Sylvan House Apartment	9.4	Durham City	4*
City of Durham Freemans Quay Apartment	9.6	Durham	4*
Durham City Apartment Freemans Quay	9.6	Durham	5*

Other Businesses and Organisations in Bishop Auckland

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This section contains a directory of businesses and organisations not presented elsewhere on this site.

Construction
Offices
Storage
Tourist Attractions
Wholesale
Works, Warehouses & Factories

Businesses Located in Fore Bondgate

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There are many businesses and companies located in Fore Bondgate.

InShops Centres

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Contact Details
Contact - Ben Ballard
Email: bishop@inshopsretail.com
Web: http://www.inshopsretail.com
Office Telephone: 01388 450379

Address:
73-77 Newgate Street
Bishop Auckland
Co. Durham
Dl14 7EW

Businesses Located in The Newgate Centre

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There are many businesses and organisations located in The Newgate Centre.

Businesses Located in The Market

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Businesses Located in The Market
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 7NR
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Market Place
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 7NP

Auckland Castle

Castlegate Cafe
8 Market Place
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 7NJ

Bishop of Durham
The Bishop’s Office
Auckland Castle
The Market Place
Bishop Auckland
Co. Durham
DL14 7NR

Broadley Coulson
39 Market Place
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 7NX

Chang Thai
7 Market Place
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 7NJ

Connexions
3a Market Place
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 7NJ

History and Heritage - Bishop Auckland

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The earliest known reference to Bishop Auckland itself is as a gift of a Bishop’s borough given to the Bishop of Durham as a gift by King Canute in around 1020. However, a village almost certainly existed on the town’s present site long before this, with there being a church in South Church from as early as Saxon times. Furthermore, the Romans had a look-out post where Auckland Castle is sited today and a 10 acre (0.04 km²) fort at nearby Binchester.

Much of the town’s earliest history surrounds its links with the Bishops of Durham. In 1083, monks were sent from Durham Cathedral to establish a collegiate church, and in around 1183 Bishop Pudsey established a manor house in the town. Bishop Bek who preferred the town as his main residence over Durham Castle due to its proximity to hunting grounds later converted the manor house into a castle.

Industrial revolution
With the arrival of large scale coal mining, and the associated railways in the nineteenth century the town grew rapidly.
Coal mining continued as a major industry until the mid-twentieth century when it went into massive decline.

Governance

From 1894 to 1974, the town was governed by the Bishop Auckland Urban District council within the administrative county of Durham. The Urban District was scrapped under the Local Government Act 1972 and replaced by a two tier district and county council system. Under the system Bishop Auckland was governed by Wear Valley District Council at the district level and Durham County Council at the county level.

A third tier was added at the May 2007 local elections when a new town council was established. After the elections, the council elected Barbara Laurie as the town’s first mayor.

Under proposals approved by the government on 2007-07-25, Durham County Council and Wear Valley District Council will be replaced on 2009-04-01 by a single unitary authority serving the whole of County Durham.

The town is a part of the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency, and is currently represented at Westminster by Helen Goodman MP (Labour). The town is in the North East England European Parliament constituency.

The town is located in the Wear & Tees division of the Durham Constabulary, and served by the County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service and North East Ambulance Service.