Gilesgate
Gilesgate is a street and an eastern inner suburb of Durham in County Durham, England. The street was once the main eastern route into Durham City. It runs east from the end of Claypath on the edge of Durham City centre, steeply uphill to Gilesgate Moor where it splits into Sunderland Road and Sherburn Road.
Places of Interest
Highlights: St Giles’ Church, Durham and Kepier Hospital.
St Giles’ Church, Durham
Church
Kepier Hospital
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kepier and Old Durham.
Gilesgate
- Type: Suburb with 6,750 residents
- Description: suburb of Durham, in County Durham, England, UK
- Categories: unparished area and locality
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.7808° or 54° 46′ 51″ north
Longitude
-1.55164° or 1° 33′ 6″ west
Population
6,750
Elevation
299 feet (91 metres)
Open location code
9C6WQCJX+88
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Gilesgate” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gilesgate”
- French: “Gilesgate”
- Irish: “Gilesgate”
- Polish: “Gilesgate”
- Welsh: “Gilesgate”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Gilesgate Moor and Sherburn Road Estate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Durham City Baptist Church and Sherburn Road Police Station.
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