Names from historical writing:

The following appear as names for Durham. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
CASTLE PRECINCTS John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
DURHAM John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
DURHAM COLLEGE John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
DURHAM OLD John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
MAGDALEN PLACE John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
MAGDALEN PLACE OR ST MARY MAGDALEN John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
OLD DURHAM John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
ST MARY MAGDALEN John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).

NB: These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and descriptive gazetteers: