The town of Bishop Auckland stands on which river?
Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland is a market town and civil parish in County Durham in north east England. It is located about northwest of Darlington, southwest of Durham and southeast of Crook at the confluence of the River Wear with its tributary the River Gaunless. According to the 2001 census, Bishop Auckland has a population of 24,392, recounted at 16,296 for the 2011 Census. The difference in the two censuses is due to a change in the demarkations of the town boundaries over this period, rather than an actual reduction in the population. Much of the town's early history surrounds
Bishop Auckland Town Hall Bishop Auckland Town Hall Bishop Auckland Town Hall is a Grade II* listed building located in the town of Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, England. The building was completed in 1862 and is a "Gothic style" Victorian Building overlooking the town's market place. The town hall was designed by John Philpott Jones for Bishop Auckland Town Hall and Market Company Ltd. The money to build it was raised privately by the issue of shares in the company. It was then bought by the local board of health in 1888, which went on to become Bishop Auckland Urban District council in 1894.