Ushaw College

Local nameUshaw College
LocationDurham, England, UK

Ushaw College is a former Catholic seminary near the village of Ushaw Moor, County Durham, England, which is now a heritage and cultural tourist attraction. The college is known for its Georgian and Victorian Gothic architecture and listed nineteenth-century chapels. The college now hosts a programme of art exhibitions, music and theatre events, alongside tearooms and a café.

It was founded in 1808 by scholars from the English College, Douai, who had fled France after the French Revolution. Ushaw College was affiliated with Durham University from 1968 and was the principal Roman Catholic seminary for the training of Catholic priests in the north of England.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushaw_College

Official Website http://www.ushaw.org/

Coordinates 54°47'17.506" N -1°39'42.07" E

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