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The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. Founded as a monastery by monks of the Irish tradition in the 660s, it was refounded as a Benedictine monastery by St Wilfrid in 672.
Tourists at Buckingham Palace Palace of Westminster Trafalgar Square Piccadilly Circus Covent Garden Market A signpost on Parliament Square with directions for nearby attractions. The City of Westminster contains many of the most famous tourist sites in London.
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Minster Church was built in Norman times (some late medieval additions and restoration work carried out in the 19th century): it is listed Grade I. [2] The Celtic name of Minster was Talkarn but it was renamed Minster in Anglo-Saxon times because of a monastery on the site. Until the Reformation St Materiana's tomb was preserved in the church.
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, England.It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment precinct of West End Theatre.
Mountaineering and other types of adventure tourism and ecotourism are important attractions for visitors. The world heritage site Lumbini, birthplace of Gautama Buddha, is located in southern Nepal, and there are other important religious pilgrimage sites throughout the country.
The Minster Close or Minster Precinct is the area surrounding York Minster. It first appeared in records from the late 13th century, when a wall was constructed around it. [1] Access to the Minster Close was through one of four gates, on Lop Lane, Minster Gates, College Street and Ogleforth.
Minster Lovell is a village and civil parish on the River Windrush about 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 km) west of Witney in Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,409. [ 1 ] Minster Lovell village has three parts: Old Minster, Little Minster and New Minster.