The County Palatine of Durham was a jurisdiction in the North of England, within which the bishop of Durham had rights usually exclusive to the monarch...

and Durham had their own courts of chancery (see Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster and Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Durham...

Bishops of Durham, who for centuries governed Durham as a county palatine (the County Palatine of Durham) outside the usual structure of county administration...

1836 the city was part of the County Palatine of Durham, a semi-independent jurisdiction ruled by the prince bishops of Durham which acted as a geopolitical...

The palatine courts of Durham were a set of courts that exercised jurisdiction within the County Palatine of Durham. The bishop purchased the wapentake...

Court of the United States. The family's roots can be traced back to the 12th century in Washington, in the historic County Palatine of Durham in northern...

already been created Baron Durham, of the City of Durham and of Lambton Castle in the County Palatine of Durham, in 1828. He was created Viscount Lambton at...

Durham (County Palatine) Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 19) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It abolished the temporal authority of the...

Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Durham and Sadberge was a court of chancery that exercised jurisdiction within the County Palatine of Durham (including...

Earl of Eldon, in the County Palatine of Durham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1821 for the lawyer and politician...