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St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church

St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church — church in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.

St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church

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St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1550. Built in the English Gothic architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0592°, -1.3144°.

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St Swithun upon Kingsgate is a Church of England church in Winchester, Hampshire, England, built in the Middle Ages in the Early English style. Located above the medieval Kingsgate, one of the principal entrances to the city, the church is unusual in forming a part of the fabric of the old city walls. St Swithun's first appears in 13th century records, and under the fictional name of St Cuthbert's, is mentioned in Anthony Trollope's novel The Warden.

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Coordinates
51.0592, -1.3144
County
Hampshire
District
Winchester
Parish
Winchester, unparished area
Postcode
SO23 9LZ
Parliamentary constituency
Winchester
Established
1550

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church?
St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.0592°, -1.3144°.
When was St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church built?
St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church dates to 1550 — the Tudor & Stuart period.
Is St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church a listed building?
St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.