Shincliffe

Shincliffe is a village and civil parish in , England. The parish population was 1,796. It is situated just over 1 mile to the south-east of city centre, on the A177 road to .
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  • Type: Village with 1,540 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in County Durham, UK
  • Also known as: “Shincliffe, County Durham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maiden Castle and HM Prison Durham.

Archaeological site
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is an Iron Age promontory fort in , . It is listed as a scheduled monument.

Prison
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is a Georgian era reception Category B men's prison, located in the area of in , . Built in 1819, the prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

Church
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St Cuthbert's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in , . It was opened on 31 May 1827 to replace two previous chapels, one run by the secular clergy and the other by the Jesuits.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include High Shincliffe and Houghall.

Village
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is a village in , England. It is situated about two miles south-east of City, on the A177 road to .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , in . It is situated approximately 1.5 miles to the south of city centre. It is also the location of the Campus of , associated gardens, a small number of houses and a restaurant.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , in . It is situated approximately 1 mile east of central and south of . The most northerly remains of a Romanised farmstead in the Roman Empire were excavated at during 1940s.

Shincliffe

Latitude
54.76056° or 54° 45′ 38″ north
Longitude
-1.55033° or 1° 33′ 1″ west
Population
1,540
Elevation
157 feet (48 metres)
Open location code
9C6WQC6X+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5885848569
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2637969
Wiki­data ID
Q7497286
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Shincliffe” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “শিনক্লিফ”
  • Cebuano: “Shincliffe”
  • Chinese: “辛克利夫”
  • Dutch: “Shincliffe”
  • French: “Shincliffe”
  • German: “Shincliffe”
  • Gujarati: “શિનક્લિફ”
  • Irish: “Shincliffe”
  • Japanese: “シンクリフ”
  • Kannada: “ಷಿಂಕ್ಲಿಫ್”
  • Korean: “시클리프”
  • Lithuanian: “Šinklifas”
  • Polish: “Shincliffe”
  • Portuguese: “Shincliffe”
  • Russian: “Шинклиф”
  • Spanish: “Shincliffe”
  • Swedish: “Shincliffe”
  • Tamil: “ஷிண்கிளிப”
  • Telugu: “షిన్క్లిఫ్”
  • Urdu: “شینکلیفی”
  • Welsh: “Shincliffe”
  • “Shincliffe”

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