Gilesgate Park
Gilesgate Park is a park in County Durham, North East England, England. Gilesgate Park is situated nearby to the playground Wakenshaw Road Play Area, as well as near the park Cross Fields.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kepier Hospital and St Giles’ Church, Durham.
Kepier Hospital
Archaeological site
Photo: GRAEME and LESLEY CRANSTON, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kepier Hospital was a medieval hospital at Kepier, Durham, England. Kepier Hospital is situated 1,100 feet west of Gilesgate Park.
St Giles’ Church, Durham
Church
Photo: Carol Bleasdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. St Giles’ Church, Durham is situated 1,600 feet south of Gilesgate Park.
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 1 mile southwest of Gilesgate Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kepier and Gilesgate.
Kepier
Locality
Kepier is a location in the city of Durham, England in the parish of Belmont, close to Gilesgate and beside the River Wear. It is site of the medieval Hospital of St Giles at Kepier.
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.
Gilesgate Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.78229° or 54° 46′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.55785° or 1° 33′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C6WQCJR+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 28304651OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wakenshaw Road Play Area and Cross Fields.
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