St John the Baptist Church, Winchester

St John the Baptist Church, Winchester is a Grade I Church of England parish church in Winchester, England. The parish is officially named "St John the Baptist with St Martin Winnall, Winchester" although the church of St Martin at Winnall was demolished in 1971.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist”, “Saint John the Baptist”, and “St. John the Baptist Church, Winchester”
Address: Winchester, SO23 0HF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Winchester Cathedral and Winchester City Mill.

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 1,700 feet west of St John the Baptist Church, Winchester.

Winchester City Mill

Museum

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The Winchester City Mill is a restored water mill situated on the River Itchen in the centre of the ancient English city of Winchester. The mill is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade II* listed building. Winchester City Mill is situated 510 feet southwest of St John the Baptist Church, Winchester.

Wolvesey Castle

Castle

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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. Wolvesey Castle is situated 1,500 feet southwest of St John the Baptist Church, Winchester.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winchester and Winnall.

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.

Winnall

Suburb

Winnall is a northern suburb of Winchester, Hampshire, England, on the east bank of the River Itchen. It is the location of the Winnall Moors nature reserve on the flood-plain of the Itchen and the University of Southampton's Erasmus Park hall of residence.