Somerset
Mendip District
Wells

Wells Cathedral

Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in , England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the diocese of Bath and Wells.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Cathedral Church of St Andrew”
  • Address: Cathedral Green, Wells
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chain Gate and Bishop’s Palace, Wells.

City gate
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The in , , England, is an entrance gateway adjacent to the north side of Wells Cathedral, controlling access from St Andrew Street to the Cathedral Green within the Liberty of St Andrew.

Castle
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The Bishop's Palace is the residence of the bishop of Bath and Wells in , Somerset, England. The palace is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the residence of the bishops since the early thirteenth century. is situated 450 feet southeast of Wells Cathedral.

Museum
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The is a museum in the city of . It is a registered charity and an accredited member of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. The exhibits include items of local history and archaeological finds. is situated 350 feet northwest of Wells Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horrington and Dinder.

Village
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is a collection of three small villages in the parish of 1 mile or 2 miles east of , , England. South is a relatively new village created in the late 1990s from the defunct Mendip Hospital that was closed in 1991.

Village
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is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wells Cathedral.

Village
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is a village in Somerset, England. It is the location of the show caves. is situated 2 miles northwest of Wells Cathedral.

Wells Cathedral

Latitude
51.21039° or 51° 12′ 37″ north
Longitude
-2.64349° or 2° 38′ 37″ west
Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)
Inception
October 23rd, 1239
Open location code
9C3V6964+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 74360068
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Geo­Names ID
7522491
Wiki­data ID
Q519614
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Wells Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية ولز”
  • Basque: “Wellseko katedrala”
  • Bengali: “ওয়েলস ক্যাথিড্রাল”
  • Breton: “iliz-veur Wells”
  • Breton: “Iliz-veur Wells”
  • Bulgarian: “Уелска катедрала”
  • Catalan: “catedral de Wells”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Wells”
  • Chinese: “韋爾斯大教堂”
  • Chinese: “韋爾斯座堂”
  • Czech: “Wellská katedrála”
  • Danish: “Wells Katedral”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Wells”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Wells”
  • Finnish: “Wellsin tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-André de Wells”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-André de Wells”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Wells”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת ולס”
  • Hungarian: “Wellsi katedrális”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Wells”
  • Irish: “Ardeaglais Wells”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Wells”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Wells”
  • Japanese: “ウェルズ大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “ウェルズ聖堂”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia cathedralis Wellensis”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia Cathedralis Wellensis”
  • Lithuanian: “Velso katedra”
  • Macedonian: “Велшка катедрала”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wellskatedralen”
  • Norwegian: “Wellskatedralen”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع ولز”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Wells”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Wells”
  • Russian: “Уэллский собор”
  • Russian: “Уэлский собор”
  • Slovak: “Wellská katedrála”
  • Slovenian: “Wellska stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Wells”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารเว็ลส์”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารเว็ลส์”
  • Turkish: “Wells Katedrali”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Saint Andrew”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Wells”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ thánh Saint Andrew”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Wells”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Wells”
  • Western Frisian: “Katedraal fan Wells”

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