Other places · North East England
Gilesgate
In or near City of Durham.
Gilesgate in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Durham · 1.8 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Gilesgate, the nearest railway station is Durham, located 1.8 km away. The postcode for Gilesgate is DH1 1EU. Entry details regarding whether it is free or paid, as well as information on accessibility, are not provided.
About
Gilesgate 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
Gilesgate is a street and an eastern inner suburb of Durham in County Durham, England. The street was once the main eastern route into Durham City. It runs east from the end of Claypath on the edge of Durham City centre, steeply uphill to Gilesgate Moor where it splits into Sunderland Road and Sherburn Road. As a suburb, Gilesgate is only loosely defined. Administratively at a local scale, it is split between the Elvet and Gilesgate Ward of the City of Durham parish, the Gilesgate Moor Ward of Belmont and an unparished area between the two. The Gilesgate Moor and Old Durham Middle Layer Super Output Area, approximating most of what is called Gilesgate, had a population at the 2021 census of 6746.
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Background
History
Gilesgate was originally the main street in a settlement associated with the Hospital of St Giles which was sited by the existing St Giles Church. Its Medieval name was Gillygate, and it developed as a "long deeply banked street" Additional housing was constructed along the Sherburn Road in the 1930s, including the Sherburn Road Estate, built to house residents from the slums of Framwelgate. Following the Second World War, a further council housing estate was constructed north of the Sunderland Road with the streets taking the names of war leaders and local recipients of the Victoria Cross. After many of the collieries closed, the suburb became largely residential, though some industrial…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7811, -1.5533
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- County Durham, unparished area
- Postcode
- DH1 1EU
- Parliamentary constituency
- City of Durham
- Nearest railway station
- Durham — 1.8 km
Sources
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gilesgate?
- Gilesgate is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH1 1EU), in the parish of County Durham, unparished area.
- What is Gilesgate?
- Gilesgate in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Gilesgate?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH1 1EU.
- How do I get to Gilesgate?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH1 1EU.