The Bailey is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7728°, -1.5753°.

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The Bailey

The Bailey in England North East, United Kingdom.

Durham, after the night before - geograph.org.uk - 4964898 — John Sutton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

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Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h

The Bailey 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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The Bailey is a historic area in the centre of the city of Durham, County Durham, England. It consists of two streets, North Bailey and South Bailey. It is on a peninsula within a sharp meander along the River Wear, formed by an isostatic adjustment of the land. The name "The Bailey" derives from the outer bailey of the Norman motte and bailey-style Durham Castle. Vehicular access to the area is restricted by the Durham City congestion charge, which started in 2002 and is the UK's oldest such scheme.

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History

With steep cliffs and the River Wear on three sides, Durham's peninsula has long been recognised as a prime defensive site. A fortress was first established there in 1072, with the present keep being built in the 14th century. In the Middle Ages the whole peninsula was known as "the castle" and was enclosed by a wall. Parts of the wall can still be seen in the grounds of the Bailey colleges of Durham University and to the west of the Cathedral; these walls are Grade I listed. Along the inside of the wall on the east side ran a street. This road still exists and forms the present North and South Bailey. The central and southern parts of the peninsula, including the Castle, the Cathedral, the…

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