Upper Mountjoy

Upper Mountjoy is a locality in , , . Upper Mountjoy is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Durham University Oriental Museum and Durham Castle.

Museum
The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in . The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 , Egyptian, , , and other Far East and artefacts.

University building
Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

University building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an educational building of Durham University in , . It is intended to blend into the Durham area, including views of the and World Heritage Site, with a design that breaks up the bulk of the building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houghall and Elvet.

Hamlet
Photo: boyward, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet in , in . It is situated approximately 1.5 miles to the south of city centre. It is also the location of the Campus of , associated gardens, a small number of houses and a restaurant.

Suburb
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Suburb
Photo: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small area of housing that sits above North Road but below the area of , in , England. It is predominantly occupied by students at Durham University who favour the area due to its proximity to the university departments in the and areas of the city.

Upper Mountjoy

Latitude
54.76353° or 54° 45′ 49″ north
Longitude
-1.57405° or 1° 34′ 27″ west
Open location code
9C6WQC7G+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12113202744
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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