List of civil parishes in County Durham

This is a list of civil parishes in the non-metropolitan county of County Durham, England, along with the non-metropolitan districts of Darlington and Hartlepool, and Stockton-on-Tees (north of the river).

= Chester-le-Street =

The area of the former Chester-le-Street urban district is unparished.

* Bournmoor ¹
* Edmondsley ¹
* Great Lumley ¹
* Kimblesworth and Plawsworth
* Little Lumley ¹
* North Lodge ¹
* Ouston ¹
* Pelton ¹
* Sacriston ¹
* Urpeth ¹
* Waldridge ¹

= Darlington =

The former county borough of Darlington is unparished.

* Archdeacon Newton ²
* Barmpton ²
* Bishopton ²
* Brafferton ²
* Coatham Mundeville ²
* Denton ²
* East and West Newbiggin ²
* Great Burdon ²
* Great Stainton ²
* Heighington ²
* High Coniscliffe ²
* Houghton le Side ²
* Hurworth ²
* Killerby ²
* Little Stainton ²
* Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent ², originally "Low Coniscliffe"
* Low Dinsdale ²
* Middleton St. George ²
* Morton Palms ²
* Neasham ²
* Piercebridge ²
* Sadberge ²
* Sockburn ²
* Summerhouse ²
* Walworth ²
* Whessoe ²

Derwentside

The area of the former Consett and Stanley urban districts are unparished.

* Burnhope (post-1974)
* Cornsay ³
* Esh ³
* Greencroft ³
* Healeyfield ³
* Hedleyhope ³
* Lanchester ³
* Muggleswick ³
* Satley ³

= Durham =

The former borough of Durham and Framwellgate is unparished.

* Bearpark ⁴
* Belmont ⁴
* Brancepeth ⁴
* Brandon and Byshottles †
* Cassop-cum-Quarrington ⁴
* Coxhoe ⁴
* Croxdale and Hett (merger of Croxdale and Hett, both ⁴)
* Framwellgate Moor ⁴
* Kelloe ⁴
* Pittington ⁴
* Shadforth ⁴
* Sherburn Village ⁴
* Shincliffe ⁴
* West Rainton ⁴
* Witton Gilbert ⁴

= Easington =

Easington is entirely parished.

* Castle Eden ⁵
* Dalton-le-Dale ⁵
* Easington Colliery
* Easington Village
* Haswell ⁵
* Hawthorn ⁵
* Horden ⁵
* Hutton Henry ⁵
* Monk Hesleden ⁵
* Murton
* Nesbitt ⁵
* Peterlee ⁵
* Seaham
* Seaton with Slingley ⁵
* Sheraton with Hulam ⁵
* Shotton, Peterlee ⁵
* South Hetton (post-1974)
* Thornley, Durham ⁵
* Trimdon Foundry
* Wheatley Hill
* Wingate ⁵

= Hartlepool =

The former county borough of Hartlepool itself is unparished.

* Brierton ⁶
* Claxton ⁶
* Dalton Piercy ⁶
* Elwick ⁶
* Greatham ⁶
* Hart ⁶
* Headland (Hartlepool) (1999)
* Newton Bewley ⁶

= Sedgefield =

Sedgefield is entirely parished.

* Bishop Middleham ⁷
* Bradbury and the Isle ⁷ (as Bradbury)
* Chilton ⁷
* Cornforth ⁷
* Eldon (2003)
* Ferryhill ⁷
* Fishburn ⁷
* Great Aycliffe
* Middridge
* Mordon ⁷
* Sedgefield ⁷
* Shildon †
* Spennymoor †
* Trimdon ⁷
* Windlestone⁷

= Stockton-on-Tees =

For the part of Stockton-on-Tees south of the River Tees, see List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire#Stockton-on-Tees.
* Aislaby ⁶
* Carlton ⁶
* Egglescliffe ⁶
* Elton ⁶
* Grindon ⁶
* Longnewton ⁶
* Newsham ⁶
* Preston-on-Tees ⁶
* Redmarshall ⁶
* Stillington and Whitton (merged of Stillington and Whitton)
* Wolviston ⁶

= Teesdale =

Teesdale is entirely parished.

* Barforth ⁸
* Barnard Castle †
* Barningham ⁸
* Bolam ⁹
* Boldron ⁸
* Bowes ⁸
* Brignall ⁸
* Cleatlam ⁹
* Cockfield
* Cotherstone ⁸
* Eggleston ⁹
* Egglestone Abbey ⁸
* Etherley ⁸ (parish once known as "West Auckland", lost West Auckland to Bishop Auckland in 1937 and renamed Etherley)
* Evenwood and Barony ⁹
* Forest and Frith ⁹
* Gainford ⁹
* Gilmonby ⁸
* Hamsterley ⁹
* Headlam ⁹
* Hilton ⁹
* Holwick ⁸
* Hope ⁸
* Hunderthwaite ⁸
* Hutton Magna ⁸
* Ingleton ⁹
* Langleydale and Shotton ⁹
* Langton ⁹
* Lartington ⁸
* Lunedale ⁸
* Lynesack and Softley ⁹
* Marwood ⁹
* Mickleton ⁸
* Middleton-in-Teesdale ⁹
* Morton Tinmouth ⁹
* Newbiggin ⁹
* Ovington ⁸
* Raby with Keverstone ⁹
* Rokeby ⁸
* Romaldkirk ⁸
* Scargill ⁸
* South Bedburn ⁹
* Staindrop ⁹
* Startforth ⁸
* Streatlam and Stainton ⁹
* Wackerfield ⁹
* Westwick ⁹
* Whorlton ⁹
* Winston ⁹
* Woodland ⁹
* Wycliffe with Thorpe ⁸

Wear Valley

The area of the former Bishop Auckland and Crook and Willington urban districts are largely unparished.

* Dene Valley (2000)
* Edmondbyers ¹⁰
* Hunstanworth ¹⁰
* Stanhope ¹⁰
* Tow Law †
* Wolsingham ¹⁰
* Witton-le-Wear (2000)
* West Auckland (2003)

Notes

† successor parish under the Local Government Act 1972 to an urban district or municipal borough

# before 1974 was a rural parish in Chester le Street Rural District
# before 1974 was a rural parish in Darlington Rural District
# before 1974 was a rural parish in Lanchester Rural District
# before 1974 was a rural parish in Durham Rural District
# before 1974 was a rural parish in Easington Rural District
# before 1974 was a rural parish in Stockton Rural District
# before 1974 was a rural parish in Sedgefield Rural District
# before 1974 was a rural parish in Barnard Castle Rural District
# before 1974 was a rural parish in Weardale Rural District