14 Facts About Durham Cathedral

In 1986 the cathedral and Durham Castle were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Durham Cathedral's relics include: Saint Cuthbert's, transported to Durham by Lindisfarne monks in the 800s; Saint Oswald's head and the Venerable Bede's remains.

See of Durham Cathedral takes its origins from the Diocese of Lindisfarne, founded by Saint Aidan at the behest of Oswald of Northumbria in about 635, which was translated to York in 664.

Durham Cathedral soon became a site of pilgrimage, encouraged by the growing cult of Saint Cuthbert.

The defensible position, flow of money from pilgrims and power embodied in the church at Durham all encouraged the formation of a town around the cathedral, which established the core of the city.

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In 1083 he founded the Benedictine Priory of St Cuthbert at Durham Cathedral and having ejected the secular canons who had been in charge of the church and shrine of St Cuthbert there, replaced them with monks from the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow.

At that moment the eastern end of Durham Cathedral was in urgent need of repair and the proposed eastern extension had failed.

Bishop of Durham Cathedral was the temporal lord of the palatinate, often referred to as a Prince-bishop.

The UNESCO committee classified the cathedral under criteria C , reporting, "Durham Cathedral is the largest and most perfect monument of 'Norman' style architecture in England".

Durham Cathedral Priory held many manuscripts; in the 21st century, steps were under way to digitise the books, originating from the 6th to the 16th century.

Durham Cathedral is governed by the chapter which is chaired by the dean.

Durham Cathedral has been used as a filming location in a number of cinema and television productions.

Durham Cathedral featured in the first two Harry Potter films as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Durham Cathedral contains a scale replica of itself made entirely out of Lego.