Winchester Cathedral
WinchesterEngland's longest medieval cathedral, holding Jane Austen's grave, the Winchester Bible and Antony Gormley's statue in its crypt.
Get directionsChurchTime here: 1.5–2 h
On the map
Cathedral Close, Winchester, SO23 9LS
Quick facts
Bishop Walkelin began the present Norman cathedral in 1079, on the site of a Saxon church founded around 648.
At 170 metres it is described as the longest medieval cathedral in the world.
Diver William Walker spent about six years from 1906 stabilising its waterlogged foundations with some 25,000 bags of concrete.
Address
Cathedral Close, Winchester, SO23 9LS
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