Gilesgate

Gilesgate is a street and an eastern inner suburb of 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Giles’ Church, Durham and Kepier Hospital.

Church
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St. Giles Church is a Grade I listed parish church in Gilesgate, County Durham, England. It was founded in 1112 by Bishop Ranulf Flambard as the chapel for nearby St. Giles' Hospital.

Archaeological site
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was a medieval hospital at , , England.

University building
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is a Norman castle in the city of , which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kepier and Old Durham.

Locality
is a location in the city of in the parish of Belmont, close to Gilesgate and beside the . It is site of the medieval .

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

Suburb
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is an area of the city of , in , England. It is situated on the opposite side of the from and forms the south-eastern part of central Durham.

Gilesgate

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
node 313239715
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13269245
Wiki­data ID
Q5561748
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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

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