Brown’s Gatehouse
Brown's Gatehouse in Wells, Somerset, England, is an entrance gateway into a walled precinct, the Liberty of St Andrew, which encloses the twelfth century Cathedral, the Bishop's Palace, Vicar's Close and the residences of the clergy who serve the cathedral.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Derek Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: City gate
- Description: Grade I listed architectural structure in Mendip, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Brown’s Gatehouse, Wells” and “Browne’s Gate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wells Cathedral and The Ancient Gate House Hotel.
Wells Cathedral
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the diocese of Bath and Wells. Wells Cathedral is situated 680 feet east of Brown’s Gatehouse.
Penniless Porch
City gate
Photo: Derek Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Penniless Porch in Wells, Somerset, England, is an entrance gateway into a walled precinct, the Liberty of St Andrew, which encloses the twelfth century Cathedral, the Bishop's Palace, Vicar's Close and the residences of the clergy who serve the cathedral. Penniless Porch is situated 400 feet east of Brown’s Gatehouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Horrington and Wookey Hole.
Horrington
Village
Photo: Mdpclark, Public domain.
Horrington is a collection of three small villages in the parish of St Cuthbert Out 1 mile or 2 miles east of Wells, Somerset, England. South Horrington is a relatively new village created in the late 1990s from the defunct Mendip Hospital that was closed in 1991.
Wookey Hole
Village
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wookey Hole is a village in Somerset, England. It is the location of the Wookey Hole show caves. Wookey Hole is situated 1½ miles northwest of Brown’s Gatehouse.
Dinder
Village
Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dinder is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St Cuthbert Out, in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset. Dinder is situated 2 miles southeast of Brown’s Gatehouse.
Brown’s Gatehouse
- Categories: gatehouse, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wells, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.21007° or 51° 12′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.64641° or 2° 38′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3V6963+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 396663742OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q4975945
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