Bishop Auckland
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Bishop Auckland is a town in County Durham in north-east England. It is located 19 km northwest of Darlington on the River Wear. Bishop Auckland has a population of 25,455 (2016). Bishop Auckland was the seat of the Bishop of Durham, hence the town's first part of its name.
Early history
The first mention of the place dates from around 1000 AD as land given to the Earl of Northumberland for the defence of the church against the Scots. Another reference dates from 1020 AD when Knut the Great Bishop gave Auckland to the Bishop of Durham. So there was almost certainly a village on the present site of the town. But there was evidence of a church on the site of St Andrew's Church long before that, such existed as early as the 7th century. In addition, the Romans had a lookout point on the site where Auckland Castle now stands, and a 0.04 sq km fort at nearby Binchester. There is also evidence of possible Iron Age settlements in the vicinity of the city from Bronze Age, Neolithic and Mesolithic artefacts.
Personalities
- Stuart Alderson (* 1948), football player
- Fiona Hill (* 1965), US government official
- Ross Turnbull (* 1985), goalkeeper for Leeds United
