Durham Cathedral
Durham Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Durham, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: cathedral in Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cathedral Church of Christ and Saint Mary the Virgin” and “The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Assembly Rooms Theatre and Palace Green.
Assembly Rooms Theatre
Theater building
The Assembly Rooms Theatre, formally named the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre after Sir Thomas Allen, is a historic 175-seat proscenium arch theatre located in the centre of Durham. Assembly Rooms Theatre is situated 380 feet northeast of Durham Cathedral.
Palace Green
Grassland
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Palace Green is an open space in the centre of Durham, England, flanked by Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle. The Cathedral and Castle together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Palace Green is situated 390 feet north of Durham Cathedral.
Durham Castle
University building
Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham. Durham Castle is situated 760 feet north of Durham Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durham and Elvet.
Durham
Durham is a city in County Durham in North East England. The name is believed to derive from "Dun-holme", or hill-island, due to its location on a meander on the River Wear.
Elvet
Suburb
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Elvet is an area of the city of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the opposite side of the River Wear from Durham Cathedral and forms the south-eastern part of central Durham.
Crossgate
Suburb
Crossgate is a small area of housing that sits above North Road but below the Neville's Cross area of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is predominantly occupied by students at Durham University who favour the area due to its proximity to the university departments in the Elvet and Palace Green areas of the city.
Durham Cathedral
- Categories: Anglican or Episcopal cathedral and religion
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Durham Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية دورهام”
- Armenian: “Դարհեմի տաճար”
- Bashkir: “Дарем соборы”
- Basque: “Durhamgo katedrala”
- Belarusian: “Дарэмскі сабор”
- Bulgarian: “Дърамска катедрала”
- Burmese: “ဒါရမ်း ကသီဒရယ် ဘုရားရှိခိုးကျောင်း”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Durham”
- Chinese: “达勒姆大教堂”
- Chinese: “达勒姆座堂”
- Chinese: “達勒姆座堂”
- Chinese: “達拉謨座堂”
- Croatian: “Durhamska katedrala”
- Croatian: “Katedrala u Durhamu”
- Czech: “Durhamská katedrála”
- Danish: “Durham Cathedral”
- Danish: “Durham Katedral”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Durham”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo de Durham”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo Durham”
- Finnish: “Durhamin katedraali”
- French: “Cathedrale de Durham”
- French: “cathédrale de Durham”
- French: “Cathédrale de Durham”
- Galician: “Catedral de Durham”
- Georgian: “დარემის კათედრალი”
- German: “Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham”
- German: “Durham Cathedral”
- German: “Kathedrale von Durham”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Ντάραμ”
- Hebrew: “קתדרלת דרהאם”
- Hungarian: “Durhami székesegyház”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Durham”
- Irish: “Ard-Eaglais Durham”
- Italian: “Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Cristo, della Beata Vergine Maria e di San Cutberto di Durham”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Durham”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Durham”
- Japanese: “ダラム大聖堂”
- Korean: “더럼 대성당”
- Latin: “Ecclesia cathedralis Dunelmensis”
- Latvian: “Daremas katedrāle”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Durham-katedralen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Durhamkatedralen”
- Norwegian: “Durhamkatedralen”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع دورام”
- Polish: “Katedra w Durham”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Durham”
- Russian: “Даремский собор”
- Russian: “Кафедральный собор в Дареме”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Daramska katedrala”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Durhamska katedrala”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Katedrala u Durhamu”
- Slovak: “Durhamská katedrála”
- Slovenian: “durhamska katedrala”
- Slovenian: “durhamska stolnica”
- Slovenian: “stolna cerkev Kristusa in svete Marije Device”
- Slovenian: “Stolnica v Durhamu”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Durham”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Catedral de Cristo, la Virgen María y San Cutberto”
- Swedish: “Durham Cathedral”
- Swedish: “Durhams katedral”
- Swedish: “Katedralen i Durham”
- Thai: “Durham Cathedral”
- Thai: “โบสถ์เดอแรม”
- Thai: “มหาวิหารเดอรัม”
- Thai: “มหาวิหารเดอแรม”
- Thai: “อาสนวิหารเดอรัม”
- Turkish: “Durham Katedrali”
- Ukrainian: “Даремський собор”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Durham”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Caerweir”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Durham”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Dyrham”
- Western Frisian: “Katedraal fan Durham”
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