Durham Castle

Durham Castle 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cosin’s Library and Palace Green.
Bishop Cosin's Library, originally the Episcopal…
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is an open space in the centre… is situated 390 feet south of Durham Castle.
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The Assembly Rooms Theatre, formally named the Sir… is situated 590 feet southeast of Durham Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durham and Crossgate.
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is a city in in North East .
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is a small area of housing that sits above…
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is an area of the city of , in , England.

Durham Castle

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Latitude
54.77551° or 54° 46′ 32″ north
Longitude
-1.57641° or 1° 34′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C6WQCGF+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 81522967
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q752266

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Durham Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة دورهام”
  • Armenian: “Դարհեմի ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Durhamgo gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Дарэмскі замак”
  • Bulgarian: “Дърамски замък”
  • Burmese: “ဒါရမ်း ရဲတိုက်”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Durham”
  • Cebuano: “Durham Castle”
  • Chinese: “达勒姆城堡”
  • Croatian: “Durhamski dvorac”
  • Croatian: “Dvorac Durham”
  • Czech: “Durhamský hrad”
  • Danish: “Durham Castle”
  • Dutch: “Durham Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de Durham”
  • Finnish: “Durhamin linna”
  • French: “Chateau de Durham”
  • French: “château de Durham”
  • French: “Château de Durham”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Durham”
  • Georgian: “დარემის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Burg Durham”
  • German: “Durham Castle”
  • Hebrew: “טירת דרהאם”
  • Hungarian: “Durhami vár”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Durham”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil Durham”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Durham”
  • Italian: “castello di Durham”
  • Italian: “Castello di Durham”
  • Japanese: “ダラム城”
  • Japanese: “ダラム城と大聖堂”
  • Korean: “더럼 성”
  • Korean: “더럼성”
  • Latvian: “Daremas pils”
  • Maltese: “Kastell ta‘ Durham”
  • Maltese: “Kastell ta’ Durham”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Durham Castle”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Durham slott”
  • Norwegian: “Durham Castle”
  • Persian: “قلعه دورام”
  • Persian: “قلعه دورهام”
  • Persian: “قلعهٔ دورهام”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Durham”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Durham”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral e Castelo de Durham”
  • Portuguese: “Durham Castle”
  • Russian: “Даремский замок”
  • Russian: “Замок Дарем”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Durhamski zamak”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Dvorac Durham”
  • Slovenian: “durhamski grad”
  • Slovenian: “grad Durham”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Durham”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Durham”
  • Swedish: “Durham Castle”
  • Swedish: “Durhams slott”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทเดอร์แฮม”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทเดอรัม”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทเดอแรม”
  • Turkish: “Durham Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Даремський замок”
  • Uzbek: “Durham qal’asi”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Durham”
  • Welsh: “Castell Caerweir”
  • Welsh: “Castell Durham”
  • Welsh: “Castell Dyrham”
  • Western Frisian: “Kastiel fan Durham”

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