Parish Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, the city of Durham was founded in the XII century. It is located in one of the oldest areas of the city - Krossgeyt. Previously, St Margaret's, Westminster served as a church for more residents in the area belonging to the parish of St. Oswald. In the XIV century it appeared St. Margaret parish itself, but the conduct of the sacraments in the church was forbidden, which led to conflicts between the congregation and Prior of Durham. The highest point of the conflict was an indication Priora in 1343 to make the temple baptismal font, font was later returned, but permission to hold religious ceremonies in the Church of St. Margaret was obtained only in 1431. Then it was sanctified by the church and the cemetery.

The building of the church of St. Margaret's dates back to around 1150, while the church consisted of a nave, south chapel and altar. At the end of the XII century chapel it was added to the north, and it is worth noting that the northern nave is not only higher, but also made more elegant than the south, even though they are made in one, the Roman-Norman architecture. Preserved two Norman windows, made at the same time - one in the chancel of the cathedral, the other - at the top of the south aisle. In the XIV century the southern nave was remade: have been added to the top of the window. In the XV century to the south of the altar was added Chapel of the Virgin Mary, and was attached to the tower. Two of the three church bells were made in the same century, and the third - a century later, in the XVI century. St Margaret's, Westminster underwent restoration in the second half of the XIX century - the works were carried out both within the church and outside. Northern nave was redone, and the windows were inserted modern stained-glass windows.

In 1909, the Church of St. Margaret in memory of those who died in the Boer War was donated to the department with a sculpture of an eagle. In 1917, the church appeared the body, designed by the renowned manufacturing company of Harrison & Harrison, situated just in Durham. In 1993, in the church there was a sculpture of the Madonna and Child, made by a local artist and symbolizes motherhood.

Inside the church, though sparsely decorated, very spacious and has a certain asymmetry that highlights the various stages of its construction. In the church a lot of memorial plates dating from the XVII and XVIII centuries.

At the Church of St. Margaret of more than 150 years, operates a primary school in an old building which now houses the Center of the Church of St. Margaret's help the mentally ill, which was founded in 1991.