Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle is a market town in Teesdale, County Durham, England. It is called after the castle around which it was constructed. It is the primary negotiation in the Teesdale area, and also is a popular traveler location. The Bowes Museum has the most effective collection of European fine and also decorative arts in the North of England, housed in a stunning 19th-century French-style estate. Its most well-known exhibition is the 18th-century Silver Swan robot, though art consists of job by Goya and also El Greco. Barnard Castle rests on the north financial institution of the River Tees, opposite Startforth and 21 miles (34 kilometres) south-west of the county town of Durham. Neighboring communities include Bishop Auckland to the north-east, Darlington to the eastern and also Richmond in North Yorkshire to the south-east. Barnard Castle's largest solitary employer is GlaxoSmithKline which has a production facility on the outskirts of community. Barnard Castle is for all purposes (historical, ceremonial and also administrative) located in Region Durham. The region boundary with the North Riding of Yorkshire was adjusted in 1967: that part of the community of Barnard Castle traditionally in Yorkshire was added to County Durham. Barnard Castle was the administrative centre of the former Teesdale area of County Durham up until its abolition on 1 April 2009. The community is now provided by Durham County Council Unitary Authority, as major authority and also by Barnard Castle Town Council, as a church. The Town Council chooses a ceremonial Town Mayor each year. It is part of the Bishop Auckland legislative constituency, which since 2017 is stood for in parliament by Helen Goodman of Work, though with a little bulk over the Conservatives. It remains in the North East England region, which acts as a constituency for the European Parliament. In between 1894 and 1967 the town was administratively part of Barnard Castle Urban District.
