St Mary’s Abbey, Winchester
St. Mary's Abbey, also known as the Nunnaminster, was a Benedictine nunnery in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded between 899 and 902 by Alfred the Great's widow Ealhswith, who was described as the 'builder' of the Nunnaminster in the New Minster Liber Vitae.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: benedictine nunnery in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- Also known as: “Nunnaminster”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Winchester Cathedral and Winchester Guildhall.
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 Cathedral is situated 680 feet west of St Mary’s Abbey, Winchester.
Winchester Guildhall
Town hall
Photo: David Pearson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winchester Guildhall is a municipal building in the High Street, Winchester, Hampshire. It is a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winchester and Bar End.
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.
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.
St Mary’s Abbey, Winchester
- Categories: abbey, human settlement, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Winchester District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.06107° or 51° 3′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.31037° or 1° 18′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C3W3M6Q+CVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2843899337OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7594237
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In Other Languages
“St Mary’s Abbey, Winchester” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye Sainte-Marie de Winchester”
- French: “Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Winchester”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abbey House and Visitor Information Centre.
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