Wear Valley

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Wear Valley is a district in County Durham, England, characterized by its rural landscapes, former mining communities, and the course of the River Wear running through it.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former non-metropolitan district
local government district
abolishedOn 2009-04-01
administrativeHeadquarters Crook
borderedBy North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (partly)
linked to: North Pennines
containsRegion Weardale
parts of the Durham Coalfield
containsSettlement Bishop Auckland
Coundon
Crook
Frosterley
Howden-le-Wear
Hunwick
Ireshopeburn
Rookhope
Shildon (part)
linked to: Shildon

Stanhope
Stanley Crook
Tow Law
Wearhead
Willington
Wolsingham
country United Kingdom
dateEstablished 1974-04-01
economicHistory coal mining
limestone quarrying
establishedBy Local Government Act 1972
governingBody Wear Valley District Council
governmentType non-metropolitan district council
hasCharacteristic former mining communities
rural landscapes
hasLandscapeFeature moorland
river valley
upland dales
landUse agriculture
forestry
pasture
locatedIn County Durham
England
North East England
mergedInto County Durham unitary authority
namedAfter River Wear
partOf River Wear catchment area
predecessor Bishop Auckland Urban District
linked to: Bishop Auckland

Crook and Willington Urban District
Weardale Rural District
linked to: Weardale

part of Auckland Rural District
regionType valley
tourismAttractionType countryside tourism
traversedBy River Wear

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River Wear flowsThrough Wear Valley
Weardale partOf Wear Valley
Penshaw Monument hasViewOf Wear Valley
East Coast Main Line (York–Newcastle section) regionServed Wear Valley (via connecting routes)
linked to: Wear Valley
Bishop Auckland–Darlington line regionServed Wear Valley area
linked to: Wear Valley