Plague Pits
Plague Pits is an archaeological site in Winchester District, Hampshire, England. Plague Pits is situated nearby to the weir St Catherine’s Lock, as well as near the archaeological site St. Catherine’s Hill Hillfort.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Catherine’s Hill and St Catherine’s Lock.
St Catherine’s Hill
Peak
Photo: Spidermagicat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
St Catherine’s Lock
Weir
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Catherine’s Lock is a weir, which is situated 560 feet northwest of Plague Pits.
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 1¼ miles north of Plague Pits.
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.
Plague Pits
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: 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
51.04273° or 51° 2′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.31346° or 1° 18′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C3W2MVP+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 611912713OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Catherine’s Hill Hillfort and Saint Catherine’s Hill.
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