The New International Encyclopædia/Bishop-Auckland

BISH′OP-AUCK′LAND. A town in the county of Durham, England, 9 miles southwest of the city of Durham, on an eminence near the confluence of the Wear and Gaunless (Map: England, E 2). There is a fine town hall, dating from 1863. The chief building of interest, however, is the palace of the Bishop of Durham, a large pile covering some five acres in the midst of a park. The principal industries of the town are cotton manufactures, and in the neighborhood are several collieries. Population, in 1891, 10,500; in 1901, 12,000.