Southampton Town Wall and Gods House Tower
Southampton Town Wall and Gods House Tower is a building in Southampton, England. Southampton Town Wall and Gods House Tower is situated nearby to the pitch Southampton Old Bowling Green, as well as near St Julien’s Church, Southampton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Julien’s Church, Southampton and Southampton Old Bowling Green.
St Julien’s Church, Southampton
Church
Photo: Richard Nevell (WMUK), CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Julien's Church on Winkle Street in Southampton was the chapel of the Hospital of St. Julien or God's House which was founded c. 1197 as an almshouse and hostel for travellers on pilgrimage to Canterbury.
Southampton Old Bowling Green
Pitch
Photo: CeeKay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southampton Old Bowling Green, situated on the corner of Lower Canal Walk and Platform Road, Southampton, England, claims to be the world's oldest surviving bowling green. It was first used in 1299.
Canute’s Palace
Historic building
Photo: Daemonic Kangaroo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canute's Palace in Southampton, England, is the name given to the ruins of a Norman merchant's house dating from the late twelfth century. Despite its name, the building has no connection with Canute the Great, nor was it a palace. Canute’s Palace is situated 570 feet northwest of Southampton Town Wall and Gods House Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Mary’s and Northam.
St Mary’s
Suburb
St Mary's is an inner city area of Southampton in England. It consists of two areas separated by Six Dials junction. The northern section of the district is bounded by St Mary's Road and some streets to the west and the area to the east is Nicholstown-Newtown.
Northam
Suburb
Northam is a suburb of Southampton in Hampshire. On the West bank of the River Itchen, it shares borders with St Mary's, Bitterne and Bevois Valley. Beside the border with St Mary's is the Chapel area, which has been home to some recent apartment building developments in Northam.
Woolston
Suburb
Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woolston is a suburb of Southampton, located on the eastern bank of the River Itchen. It is bounded by the River Itchen, Sholing, Peartree Green, Itchen and Weston.
Southampton Town Wall and Gods House Tower
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “God’s House Tower” and “Museum of Archaeology”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.89635° or 50° 53′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.40258° or 1° 24′ 9″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9C2WVHWW+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 519439070OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesGeoNames ID
6288043
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