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	An area of true historical importance, County Durham is a fascinating place. The city of Durham, with its amazing Norman cathedral, is its administrative, religious and educational centre.
	Renowned for its stunning mountains, lakes, and moorland, Cumbria has long been a hot spot for holidaymakers and hikers captured by the beauty of the Lake District.
	East Yorkshire is located on chalk uplands to the north, and a flatter coastal area to the south, on which Hull, a city and major sea port, can be found, near the Humber Estuary.
	The densely populated county of Greater Manchester chiefly comprises of the City of Manchester and a few surrounding towns, including Bolton, Rochdale and Wigan.
	Mainly rural with fertile farmland, Lancashire has many seaside resorts, with the estuary of the river Kent, and the Forest of Bowland designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
	Merseyside consists of the City of Liverpool, plus a few small surrounding towns. The chief port for transatlantic freight shipping, Liverpool is an important commercial and transport centre.
	Northumberland is an historic county strewn with castles and many old market towns. With a magnificent coastline, vast forests and parkland, it is a beautiful and unspoilt county.
	An historic county, North Yorkshire is mainly agricultural with rolling hills and dales covered in moorland. The ancient walled cathedral city of York is located in the low-lying Vale of York.
	The county of Tyne and Wear chiefly consists of the two historic shipbuilding cities of Newcastle and Sunderland. The area is steeped in history and modern attractions.
	West Yorkshire lies on the eastern edge of the Pennine Hills with the cities of Leeds and Bradford at its centre. It is home to one of Europe's leading open-air sculpture parks.