Cathedrals · North East England
Diocese of Durham
In or near Spennymoor.
Diocese of Durham in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Durham · 7.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Diocese of Durham, the nearest railway station is Durham, located 7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is DL16 6LE. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Diocese of 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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From the Wikipedia article
The diocese of Durham is a diocese of the Church of England in North East England. The boundaries of the diocese are the historic boundaries of County Durham, meaning it includes the part of Tyne and Wear south of the River Tyne and contemporary County Durham north of the River Tees. It contains 249 parishes and 292 churches. Durham Cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Durham, and the diocesan offices are located just outside the city at Stonebridge. The bishop lives in Bishop Auckland and has offices in Auckland Castle. The diocese is the successor to the diocese of Lindisfarne, founded in 635, which moved its seat to Chester-le-Street in 882 and subsequently moved again to Durham in 995. Most of Northumberland and the part of Tyne and Wear north of the Tyne were part of the diocese until 1882, when the diocese of Newcastle was created.
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Background
History
The line of bishops of Durham stretches back to the 10th century, when Aldhun, Bishop of Lindisfarne (995–1018), transferred his see to Durham around 995. The diocese was founded, with its See at Lindisfarne, in 635; until the See was removed from there around 875 and translated to Chester-le-Street (Cuncacestre) in around 882. The Bishop owes his unique position to the 7th and 8th century Kingdom of Northumbria, which stretched from the Humber estuary to the Firth of Forth. Subsequently, the Kingdom came under Danish and English sovereignty and was transformed into an Earldom. When William the Conqueror became king of England in 1066, he soon realised the need to control Northumbria to…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7170, -1.5940
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Spennymoor
- Postcode
- DL16 6LE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Nearest railway station
- Durham — 7 km
- Official site
- www.durham.anglican.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q3028559 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Diocese of Durham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Diocese of Durham?
- Diocese of Durham is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL16 6LE), in the parish of Spennymoor.
- What is Diocese of Durham?
- Diocese of Durham in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Diocese of Durham?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 7.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL16 6LE.
- How do I get to Diocese of Durham?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 7.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL16 6LE.