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The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Winchester and is the mother church for the ancient Diocese of Winchester. It is run by a dean and chapter, under the Dean of Winchester . The cathedral as it stands today was built from 1079 to 1532 and is dedicated to numerous saints, most notably Swithun of Winchester .
Winchester (/ ˈ w ɪ n tʃ ɪ s t ər /, /-tʃ ɛ s-/) [2] [3] [4] is a cathedral city in Hampshire, England.The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, at the western end of the South Downs National Park, on the River Itchen.
The district is located in the centre of Hampshire. The City of Winchester district covers about 250 square miles (650 km 2) of land in the central part of Hampshire and had a population of about 118,000 in 2017, [6] rising to nearly 127,500 in 2021. [7]
Winchester Cathedral Priory was a cathedral monastery attached to Winchester Cathedral, providing the clergy for the church. Cenwealh son of Cynegils is credited with constructing the Old Minster of Winchester in the 640s, and a new bishopric was created in the 660s with Wine as the first bishop. [ 1 ]
Location(s) Winchester, Hampshire: ... 2006: Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market is a Christmas market held each year in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral, ...
Between 1222 and 1235, Henry III, who was born at Winchester Castle, added the Great Hall, built to a "double cube" design, measuring 110 ft (33.53 m) by 55 ft (16.76 m) by 55 ft (16.76 m). The Great Hall was built of flint with stone dressings; originally it had lower walls and a roof with dormer windows .
English: The enormous Cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire is longest Gothic Cathedral in the World and is the 3rd Largest Cathedral in the UK after Liverpool Cathedral and York Minster. It still dominates Winchester to this day and despite the Central Tower only rising 35 ft above the Cathedral Roof, it still manages a height of 150' (46m).
Location; Ecclesiastical province: Canterbury: Archdeaconries: Bournemouth, Winchester: Statistics; Parishes: 306: Churches: 410: Information; Cathedral: Winchester ...