Local Courts of Special Jurisdiction
The Court of the County of Durham was abolished by section 2 of the Durham (County Palatine) Act 1836.
The Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Durham and Sadberge was abolished by the Courts Act 1971.
The Court of Common Pleas of the County Palatine of Durham was abolished by the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873.
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