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Bishop Auckland

British  

noun

  1. a town in N England, in central Durham: seat of the bishops of Durham since the 12th century: light industries. Pop: 24 764 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This is where the children of Bishop Auckland are buried and remembered.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

Durham Police and Durham County Council will work with a local undertaker to perform a funeral later this month, with the child to be buried in Bishop Auckland cemetery.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

But Sam Rushworth, MP for Bishop Auckland, said despite the idea not being government policy his ambition to see universal free school meals "hasn't changed".

From BBC Jan. 20, 2025

The discovery was made by contractors renovating a property on Fore Bondgate in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, on Tuesday.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2024

A closer parallel to Bradford-on-Avon is found in the little church of Escomb, near Bishop Auckland.

From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)

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