Old Minster
Old Minster is a former Anglo-Saxon cathedral for the diocese of Wessex. It lies inside the built-up area of Winchester. Top of the 36 other places within 15 km is Winchester Cathedral, 100 m off.
Church in Winchester
Inside Winchester
Old Minster is inside Winchester’s built-up area, with 19 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Warmest in Winchester are May to September, at 18–23°C.
Old Minster
8 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Church
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- in Winchester
Old Minster and what surrounds it
Old Minster is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Winchester’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
By population, Winchester leads the 8 with 48,486. Each town here links to its own guide.
Winchester
Kings Worthy
Shawford
Littleton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Old Minster is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester | It’s in town | 48,486 | 24 |
| Kings Worthy | 2.4 km north of it | 4,631 | 20 |
| Shawford | 3 km southwest of it | 416 | 17 |
| Littleton | 3.2 km northwest of it | 1,506 | 18 |
| Twyford | 3.4 km south of it | 1,482 | 19 |
| Compton | 4.3 km south of it | 1,307 | 20 |
| Sparsholt | 4.7 km northwest of it | 434 | 16 |
| Itchen Abbas | 5.9 km northeast of it | 519 | 7 |
Next door to Old Minster
36 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral among them.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral100 m away2
CastleWinchester Castle400 m away3
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle300 m away4
MuseumGurkha Museum500 m away5
MuseumRoyal Green Jackets Museum500 m away6
MuseumSerle's House300 m away7
MuseumMuseum of the Adjutant General's Corps600 m away8
PalaceBishop's Palace300 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Old Minster
Where is Old Minster?
Old Minster is in Winchester, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Old Minster?
Former Anglo-Saxon cathedral for the diocese of Wessex.
When is the best time to visit Old Minster?
May to September are the warmest months in Winchester, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Old Minster?
Within 15 km: Winchester Cathedral (100 m), Winchester Castle (400 m), Wolvesey Castle (300 m) and Gurkha Museum (500 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Winchester Cathedral: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolvesey Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gurkha Museum: Anwpwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Green Jackets Museum: Major J Pearson - museum photographer., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Serle's House: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of the Adjutant General's Corps: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bishop's Palace: Johan Bakker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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