University of Durham
University of Durham is an university in County Durham, North East England, England. University of Durham is situated nearby to Durham University Oriental Museum, as well as near the university building Lower Mountjoy Teaching and Learning Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Durham University Oriental Museum and Lower Mountjoy Teaching and Learning Centre.
Durham University Oriental Museum
Museum
The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in England. The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 Chinese, Egyptian, Korean, Indian, Japanese and other Far East and Asian artefacts. Durham University Oriental Museum is situated 770 feet southwest of University of Durham.
Lower Mountjoy Teaching and Learning Centre
University building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lower Mountjoy Teaching and Learning Centre is an educational building of Durham University in Durham, England. It is intended to blend into the Durham area, including views of the Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site, with a design that breaks up the bulk of the building. Lower Mountjoy Teaching and Learning Centre is situated 910 feet northeast of University of Durham.
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 3,600 feet north of University of Durham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elvet and Crossgate.
Elvet
Suburb
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Houghall
Hamlet
Houghall is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles to the south of Durham city centre. It is also the location of the Houghall Campus of East Durham College, associated gardens, a small number of houses and a restaurant.
University of Durham
- Type: University
- Category: education
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.76574° or 54° 45′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.57971° or 1° 34′ 47″ westElevation
266 feet (81 metres)Open location code
9C6WQC8C+74GeoNames ID
10630243
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