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Durham and Framwelgate

Durham and Framwelgate
Area
 • 1891 880 acres (3.6 km2)
 • 1931 1,064 acres (4.31 km2)
 • 1961 4,578 acres (18.53 km2)
Population
 • 1881 14,932
 • 1931 16,224
 • 1961 20,514
History
 • Created 1836
 • Abolished 1974
 • Succeeded by Durham
Status Municipal borough, city
 • HQ Durham
Coat of arms of the City

Durham and Framwelgate was a municipal borough with the status of city in County Durham, England.

The corporation of the ancient borough of Durham and Framwelgate was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.

The borough was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Its former area was merged with Brandon and Byshottles Urban District and Durham Rural District, to become the new City of Durham non-metropolitan district.


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