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Toronto
Also known as: Toronto, Swydd Durham
Toronto in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Toronto is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Toronto is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a mile to the north-west of Bishop Auckland and was represented in Wear Valley District Council until that authority was merged into Durham County Council in April 2009. In the 2001 census Toronto had a population of 399.
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Background
History
The village is named after Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The name is derived from the Mohawk word tkaronto, meaning "place where trees stand in the water". A coal baron named WC Stobart who owned land in County Durham was visiting the Canadian city in 1859 when he was told that coal had been discovered under his land. He therefore decided to call the mine Toronto, whence the village also took its name.
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- Coordinates
- 54.6715, -1.6928
Sources
- wikidata: Q7826247 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Toronto, County Durham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Toronto?
- Toronto is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6715°, -1.6928°.