Portsmouth Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, commonly known as Portsmouth Cathedral, is an cathedral church in the centre of in , England.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: cathedral
  • Also known as: “Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury”
  • Address: High Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2HH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMS Victory and Domus Dei.

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is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. is situated 1 mile north of Portsmouth Cathedral.

Church
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was an almshouse and hospice at , , England. It is now also known as the Royal Garrison Church and is an English Heritage property and a Grade II listed building. is situated 560 feet south of Portsmouth Cathedral.

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is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. is situated 3,000 feet north of Portsmouth Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southsea and Gosport.

Suburb
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is a seaside resort and a geographic area of , in the ceremonial county of , England. is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.

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is a town in , a short water ride away from . Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.

Suburb
is a residential area in the city of in the county of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Portsmouth Cathedral.

Portsmouth Cathedral

Latitude
50.79052° or 50° 47′ 26″ north
Longitude
-1.10429° or 1° 6′ 16″ west
Inception
1188
Open location code
9C2WQVRW+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32394647
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data ID
Q1573962
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Portsmouth Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “朴次茅斯座堂”
  • Danish: “Portsmouth Katedral”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Portsmouth”
  • Finnish: “Portsmouthin katedraali”
  • Finnish: “Portsmouthin tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “cathédrale de Portsmouth”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Portsmouth”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Portsmouth”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Portsmouth”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Portsmouth”
  • Latvian: “Portsmutas katedrāle”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع پورتسموث”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Portsmouth”
  • Russian: “Портсмутский собор”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Фомы Кентерберийского”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santo Tomas”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santo Tomás”
  • Turkish: “Portsmouth Katedrali”

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