Historic houses · North East England
County Hospital, Durham
In or near Durham.
County Hospital, Durham in England North East, United Kingdom.
John Sutton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Durham · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit County Hospital in Durham, the nearest railway station is Durham, located 0.3 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is DH1 4RY. Entry has limited wheelchair accessibility.
About
County Hospital, Durham is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Rushford Court is a restored Victorian building offering modern student accommodation in Durham. It features spacious bedrooms, a free gym, cinema room, and communal areas, making it a suitable choice for students. The location provides easy access to the city center and nearby universities.
From the Wikipedia article
Rushford Court is a student residence and former hospital in Durham, England. It opened in 1853 as County Hospital, and closed as a hospital in 2010 after services were moved to Lanchester Road Hospital on the outskirts of the city. In 2018, after extensive work to demolish later additions to the hospital building and construct new accommodation blocks, Unite Students reopened the site as a privately operated hall for Durham University students under the name Rushford Court. In 2019–20, Durham University used the site as a temporary home for its John Snow College, between the college's move from Queen's Campus in Thornaby-on-Tees and the completion of its new buildings at Mount Oswald. In the 2024–25 academic year, the site is housing the College of St Hild and St Bede while the college's historic site on Leazes Road, Gilesgate is redeveloped, with work taking place to provide a new college hub building at Rushford Court. After the College of St Hild and St Bede returns to its permanent site, the university plans to found a new college on the Rushford Court site.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.7788, -1.5857
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- City of Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 4RY
- Parliamentary constituency
- City of Durham
- Phone
- (UK) 0300 303 8642
- Established
- 1853
- Nearest railway station
- Durham — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.unitestudents.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q14956792 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rushford Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is County Hospital, Durham?
- County Hospital, Durham is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH1 4RY), in the parish of City of Durham.
- What is County Hospital, Durham?
- County Hospital, Durham in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to County Hospital, Durham?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH1 4RY.
- When was County Hospital, Durham built?
- Built or established in 1853.
- Who owns County Hospital, Durham?
- County Hospital, Durham is owned by Unite Students.
- How do I get to County Hospital, Durham?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH1 4RY.