Cathedrals · North East England
Durham Priory
Durham Priory 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
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Durham Priory 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
Durham Priory was a Benedictine priory associated with Durham Cathedral, in Durham in the north-east of England. Its head was the Prior of Durham. It was founded in 1083 as a Roman Catholic monastery, but after Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540 the priory was dissolved and the cathedral was taken over by the Church of England.
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Background
History
From the time when Bishop Aldhun in 995 brought the body of St. Cuthbert from Chester-le-Street and built 'the White Church on Dunholme' for its reception, the church was served by a body of secular clergy to whom generous gifts of lands, &c., had been made by Cnut and other benefactors. The secular canons, with their wives and children, were driven out by Bishop William, and replaced by the monks of the newly restored monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow. To this course, in which he was supported by both papal and royal authority, the bishop was moved by the appalling state of desolation to which his diocese had been reduced. Three times during the previous fourteen years it had been…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7732, -1.5768
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- City of Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 3EB
- Parliamentary constituency
- City of Durham
- Established
- 1083
- Official site
- www.durhamcathedral.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5316469 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Durham Priory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Durham Priory?
- Durham Priory is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH1 3EB), in the parish of City of Durham.
- When was Durham Priory built?
- Built or established in 1083.
- How do I get to Durham Priory?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH1 3EB. It sits within the City of Durham parliamentary constituency.