Cathedrals · North East England
Elvet
In or near Durham.
Elvet 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 · 0.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Elvet 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
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.
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Background
History
Elvet grew up from two medieval settlements based around Old Elvet and St Oswald's Church and includes Church Street, Hallgarth Street, Whinney Hill and the Roman Catholic St Cuthbert's Church. Elvet is home to Durham Prison and Durham Crown Court centre (Court Lane), County Court centre (New Elvet) and magistrates' court (Old Elvet). The Crown Court centre was originally built for the Durham Assizes and is a grade II* listed building. Elvet was chartered by Prior Bertram of Durham in 1188–1208 and was an ancient borough until 1835, when it became a township in the civil parish of St Oswald, within the municipal borough of Durham and Framwelgate. In 1866 Elvet became a separate civil parish…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7759, -1.5743
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- City of Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 3NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- City of Durham
- Nearest railway station
- Durham — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
Other places nearby
Escape Rooms Durham
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Flat White Kitchen
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Zizzi
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Drury Lane Theatre
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Fat Hippo
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Caffè Capriccio
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North Gate
Memorials & monuments · 0.1 km
Saddler Street
Memorials & monuments · 0.1 km
FIIK
Restaurants · 0.1 km
Elvet Bridge
Historic bridges · 0.1 km
Muacha
Cafés · 0.1 km
Viewing gallery
Viewpoints · 0.1 km
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📷 5📷 3Memorials & monuments · North East England
Drury Lane Theatre
Drury Lane Theatre — a memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
📷 7Restaurants · North East England
Fat Hippo
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📷 6Where to eat & stay near Elvet
Places to stay
📷 5Hotels · North East England
Durham Marriott Hotel Royal County
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Hotel Indigo Durham
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The Georgian Town House
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Radisson Blu
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📷 5Campsites · North East England
Durham Amateur Rowing Club
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📷 6Cafés · North East England
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📷 5📷 7Restaurants · North East England
Fat Hippo
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Elvet?
- Elvet is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH1 3NU), in the parish of City of Durham.
- What is Elvet?
- Elvet in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Elvet?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH1 3NU.
- How do I get to Elvet?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH1 3NU.