Palace Green
Palace Green is an open space in the centre of Durham, England, flanked by Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle. The Cathedral and Castle together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Durham Castle and Cosin’s Library.
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 390 feet north of Palace Green.
Cosin’s Library
Library
Bishop Cosin's Library, originally the Episcopal Library or Bibliotheca Episcopalis Dunelmensis, is an historic library founded in 1669 in Durham, England. Owned by the University of Durham, the library is open to the public.
Assembly Rooms Theatre, Durham
Theater building
The Assembly Rooms Theatre, formally named the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre after Sir Thomas Allen, is a historic 175-seat proscenium arch theatre located in the centre of Durham, England, United Kingdom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durham and Elvet.
Durham
Durham is a city in County Durham in North East England. The name is believed to derive from "Dun-holme", or hill-island, due to its location on a meander on the River Wear.
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.
Palace Green
- Type: Grassland
- Description: green space in Durham, England
- Category: urban green space
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.77447° or 54° 46′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.5759° or 1° 34′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C6WQCFF+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 26862819OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassWikidata ID
Q7126168
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Turkish—“Palace Green” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “パレス・グリーン”
- Turkish: “Palace Green”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Commemorative plaque for Bishop Cosin’s Almshouses and Bishop Langley’s Grammar School. and Former Grammar School (University Police Office).
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