Winchester Palace
Winchester Palace was a 12th-century bishop's palace that served as the London townhouse of the Bishops of Winchester. It was located in the parish of Southwark in Surrey, on the south bank of the River Thames on what is now Clink Street in the London Borough of Southwark, near St Saviour's Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: twelfth-century palace in London
- Also known as: “Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront”
- Address: Clink Street, Southwark, London, England SE1 9AG
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London Bridge and Shakespeares Globe.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 850 feet northeast of Winchester Palace.
Shakespeares Globe
Archaeological site
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Shakespeares Globe is situated 860 feet west of Winchester Palace.
The Shard
Photo: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 72-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development. The Shard is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Winchester Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankside and Southwark.
Bankside
Quarter
Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.
Southwark
Suburb
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.
Southwark and Lewisham
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark and Lewisham are two boroughs of inner south east London.
Winchester Palace
- Categories: palace, ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50687° or 51° 30′ 25″ northLongitude
-0.09096° or 0° 5′ 27″ westOperator
Bankside Open Spaces TrustOpen location code
9C3XGW45+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 292309084OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q203035
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Spanish—“Winchester Palace” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Вінчэстэрскі замак”
- Chinese: “溫車士打宮”
- Dutch: “Winchester Palace”
- French: “Winchester Palace”
- German: “Winchester Palace”
- Hebrew: “ארמון וינצ’סטר”
- Japanese: “ウィンチェスター・パレス”
- Latin: “Auonii palatium”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Winchester”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Golden Hinde and The Clink.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Winchester Palace”. Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.