Official Name: | Duryard |
Local Name: | Duryard and St James |
Post Town: | EX4 |
Postcode Area: | EX |
Country: | England |
Static Image: | Streatham_Campus,_University_of_Exeter_-_geograph.org.uk_-_50301.jpg |
Static Image Name: | Streatham Campus, University of Exeter showing part of Duryard |
Static Image Caption: | Streatham Campus, University of Exeter showing part of Duryard |
Area Total Km2: | 4.55 |
Population: | 11883 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census)[1] |
Shire County: | Devon |
Duryard is an ancient area of Exeter in Devon, England.[2] [3] Duryard was once the hunting land of the Anglo-Saxon kings. The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon dear (deer) and geard (fold). Today, much of the area is occupied by the University of Exeter, which has a hall of residence named Duryard.