Elvet West
Elvet West is an university building in County Durham, North East England, England. Elvet West is situated nearby to the grassland Grey College Lawn, as well as near Teikyo University of Japan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Durham University Oriental Museum and Durham Castle.
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 960 feet west of Elvet West.
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 4,000 feet north of Elvet West.
Church of St Mary the Less
Church
Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Mary the Less is situated 2,700 feet north of Elvet West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghall and Elvet.
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.
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.
Elvet West
- Type: University building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.76444° or 54° 45′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.57684° or 1° 34′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C6WQC7F+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 24939088OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grey College Lawn and Grey College.
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