Prior’s Gate

Prior’s Gate is a sally port in Winchester District, Hampshire, England. Prior’s Gate is situated nearby to the historic building Cheyney Court, as well as near the sally port Kingsgate.

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Type: Sally port
Description: Gate between the city and cathedral close in Winchester, Hampshire, UK
Also known as: “Priory Gate”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Winchester Cathedral and Cheyney Court.

Winchester Cathedral

Church

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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 590 feet north of Prior’s Gate.

Cheyney Court

Historic building

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Cheyney Court is a historic building.

St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church

Church

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St Swithun upon Kingsgate is a Church of England church in Winchester, Hampshire, England, built in the Middle Ages in the Early English style. Located above the medieval Kingsgate, one of the principal entrances to the city, the church is unusual in forming a part of the fabric of the old city walls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winchester and Bar End.

Winchester

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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

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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.