Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral is a church in Wells, Mendip District, England. Wells Cathedral is situated nearby to the city gate Chain Gate, as well as near the building Vicar’s Hall including No. 28 Vicars‘ Close.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wells Cathedral and Chain Gate.
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.
Chain Gate
City gate
Photo: Derek Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chain Gate in Wells, Somerset, England, is an entrance gateway adjacent to the north side of Wells Cathedral, controlling access from St Andrew Street to the Cathedral Green within the Liberty of St Andrew.
Bishop’s Palace
Castle
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The Bishop's Palace is the residence of the bishop of Bath and Wells in Wells, Somerset, England. The palace is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the residence of the bishops since the early thirteenth century. Bishop’s Palace is situated 480 feet south of Wells Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Horrington and Dinder.
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.
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 1½ miles southeast of Wells Cathedral.
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 2 miles northwest of Wells Cathedral.
Wells Cathedral
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Categories: cathedral, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Wells, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.21059° or 51° 12′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.643° or 2° 38′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C3V6964+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 929741718OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap feature
historic=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglican
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