The Weirs
The Weirs is a park in Winchester District, Hampshire, England. The Weirs is situated nearby to the historic building Great kitchen, as well as near the public building Saint Lawrence Parish Rooms.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: public park and footpath between the River Itchen and the City Walls in Winchester, Hampshire, UK
- Also known as: “Riverside Walk” and “Wolvesey Slips”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wolvesey Castle and Winchester Cathedral.
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.
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 1,100 feet northwest of The Weirs.
Wolvesey Palace
Castle
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wolvesey Palace is the residence of the Bishop of Winchester, located in Winchester, England. The bishops had previously lived in the adjacent Wolvesey Castle. Wolvesey Palace is situated 380 feet southwest of The Weirs.
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.
The Weirs
- Categories: urban park, footpath, and recreation area
- Location: Winchester District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.05921° or 51° 3′ 33″ northLongitude
-1.30917° or 1° 18′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C3W3M5R+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 101840844OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q114137398
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Highlights include Great kitchen and Saint Lawrence Parish Rooms.
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