Civil Parishes
The central area of the City of Durham (the area covered by the pre-1974 City of Durham and Framwelgate) is not parished. Those parts of the district formerly part of Durham Rural District or Brandon and Byshottles Urban District are all parished. The current Brandon and Byshottles Parish Council is co-terminous with the pre-1974 UDC and has inherited some of its responsibilities (e.g. allotments).
Civil Parishes in the former City of Durham district are:
- Bearpark
- Belmont
- Brancepeth
- Brandon and Byshottles
- Cassop-cum-Quarrington
- Coxhoe
- Croxdale and Hett
- Framwellgate Moor
- Kelloe
- Pittington
- Shadforth
- Sherburn
- Shincliffe
- West Rainton
- Witton Gilbert
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