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.

Library
Bishop Cosin's Library, originally the Episcopal Library or Bibliotheca Episcopalis Dunelmensis, is an historic library founded in 1669 in , England. Owned by the University of Durham, the library is open to the public.

Grassland
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is an open space in the centre of , flanked by and . The Cathedral and Castle together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. is situated 390 feet south of Durham Castle.

Theater building
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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 , England, United Kingdom. is situated 580 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 . The name is believed to derive from "Dun-holme", or hill-island, due to its location on a meander on the River Wear.

Suburb
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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.

Suburb
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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.

Durham Castle

Latitude
54.7755° 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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Satellite Map

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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”
  • 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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