Old Durham
Old Durham is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated approximately 1 mile east of central Durham and south of Gilesgate. The most northerly remains of a Romanised farmstead in the Roman Empire were excavated at Old Durham during 1940s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maiden Castle and Green Lane Cricket Ground.
Maiden Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maiden Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort in Durham, England. It is listed as a scheduled monument.
Green Lane Cricket Ground
Sports venue
Green Lane is a cricket ground in Durham, County Durham. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1866, when Durham City played the Northumberland Club.
HM Prison Durham
Prison
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HM Prison Durham is a Georgian era reception Category B men's prison, located in the Elvet area of Durham in County Durham, England. Built in 1819, the prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilesgate and Elvet.
Gilesgate
Suburb
Photo: Carol Bleasdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Shincliffe
Village
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shincliffe is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. The parish population was 1,796. It is situated just over 1 mile to the south-east of Durham city centre, on the A177 road to Stockton.
Old Durham
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in County Durham, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.77119° or 54° 46′ 16″ northLongitude
-1.55348° or 1° 33′ 13″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
9C6WQCCW+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1744755714OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Old Durham” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “旧达勒姆”
- Dutch: “Old Durham”
- French: “Old Durham”
- Irish: “Old Durham”
- Polish: “Old Durham”
- Welsh: “Old Durham”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sherburn Road Estate and Claypath.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Durham Gardens and Rugby 1 (MC1).
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Old Durham”. Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.