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Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland is a market town in County Durham in England. It is most notable for the Bishops Palace, residence of the Bishop of Durham, and for its Town Hall which is a Grade I listed building.
The River Gaunless runs through the town. It is a tributary of the River Wear and was given its name by Norsemen in whose tongue it means useless.
Bishop Auckland is famous for its amateur football team which won the FA Amateur Cup 10 times in the Trophy's 80 year history, having appeared in the Final on 19 occasions. The adjacent town of West Auckland is notable for having been home to the first team to win the Football World Cup. Its team of local coal miners won the cup in the Easter of 1909, defeating the mighty Juventus in the final. The cup itself was stolen in 1994 and a replica now resides in West Auckland working mens' club .
The nearby village of Escomb is home to one of the oldest Saxon churches in England.
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