St Catherine’s Hill
St. Catherine's Hill is a chalk downland hill and 43-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the outskirts of Winchester in Hampshire, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 318 feet
- Description: hillfort and viewpoint n Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Catherine’s Hill hillfort”, “St Catherine’s Hill, Hampshire”, and “St. Catherine’s Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Winchester Cathedral and Winchester Castle.
Winchester Cathedral
Church
Winchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity and of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and of Saint Swithun in Winchester, is the cathedral of the city of Winchester, England, and is among the largest of its kind in Northern Europe.
Winchester Castle
Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Winchester Castle was a royal residence in Winchester, Hampshire, England, founded in 1067 by William the Conqueror. It served as a seat of royal power in the medieval period.
Wolvesey Castle
Castle
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wolvesey Castle, in Winchester, Hampshire, England, was the main residence of the Bishop of Winchester in the Middle Ages. The castle, mostly built by Henry of Blois in the 12th century, is now a ruin, except for its fifteenth-century chapel, which is now part of the bishop's current residence, Wolvesey Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bar End and Highcliffe.
Bar End
Suburb
Photo: Peter Facey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bar End is an area of Winchester, Hampshire, England. It lies on the east bank of the River Itchen to the north of St. Catherine's Hill and is the location of a park and ride car park serving the city centre.
Winchester
Winchester is an historic cathedral city in the county of Hampshire, South East England. Erstwhile capital of the country, it was from here that Alfred the Great governed much of unified England.
St Catherine’s Hill
- Categories: hillfort, contour fort, and landform
- Location: Winchester District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.04632° or 51° 2′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.31076° or 1° 18′ 39″ westElevation
318 feet (97 metres)Open location code
9C3W2MWQ+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 271187OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“St Catherine’s Hill” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “聖カタリナの丘”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Catherine’s Hill Hillfort and Saint Catherine’s Hill.
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