Winchester Castle

Winchester Castle was a royal residence in , , England, founded in 1067 by William the Conqueror. It served as a seat of royal power in the medieval period.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Grade I listed castle in Winchester, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “hrad ve Winchesteru”, “Zamak Winchester”, “Винчестерский замок”, “Замок Винчестер”, “Замок Уинчестер”, and “温切斯特堡”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Winchester Castle great hall and Westgate.

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City gate
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The is one of two surviving fortified…

Church
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, formally the Cathedral Church… is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Winchester Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winchester and Bar End.

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is an historic cathedral city in the county of , South East England.

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is an area of , , England.

Suburb
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is a northern suburb of , …

Winchester Castle

Latitude
51.06302° or 51° 3′ 47″ north
Longitude
-1.31952° or 1° 19′ 10″ west
Elevation
213 feet (65 metres)
Open location code
9C3W3M7J+65
Open­Street­Map ID
node 915266429
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287188
Wiki­data ID
Q1704670
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Winchester Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة وينشستر”
  • Cebuano: “Winchester Castle”
  • Chinese: “温彻斯特城堡”
  • Czech: “Winchester”
  • Danish: “Winchester Castle”
  • Dutch: “Winchester Castle”
  • Finnish: “Winchesterin linna”
  • French: “château de Winchester”
  • French: “Château de Winchester”
  • German: “Winchester Castle”
  • Hebrew: “טירת וינצ’סטר”
  • Italian: “Castello di Winchester”
  • Japanese: “ウィンチェスター城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Winchester Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Winchester Castle”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Winchester”
  • Russian: “Уинчестерский замок”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Winchesterski zamak”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Winchester”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Winchester”
  • Swedish: “Winchester Castle”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทวินเชสเตอร์”
  • Turkish: “Winchester Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Вінчестерський замок”
  • Urdu: “ونچیسٹر کیسل”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The Close and West Hill.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Hampshire Jubilee Sculpture and The Round Table Cafe.

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Worth a closer look: Southampton and Portsmouth.

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