Historic churches · South East England
St Faith's Church, Winchester
St Faith's Church, Winchester — church in United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Winchester · 1.7 km
- Free entry
About
St Faith's Church, Winchester is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "church in United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.0523°, -1.3211°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Test SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Faith's Church was the parish church of St Cross, a village just south of Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was situated on the northern side of what is now Kingsgate Road at its junction with what is now St Cross Road. The church's graveyard is still there today. The church was demolished in 1507, and St Cross Church, part of the Hospital of St Cross, became the parish church.
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Background
History
The earliest record of St Faith's Church is from the year 1172, but a pre-conquest cross-shaft discovered nearby suggests it was a place of worship from the 11th century or earlier. In 1445, the Bishop of Winchester, Henry Beaufort, gave St Faith's Church to the nearby Hospital of St Cross and the Master of St Cross decided not to appoint a separate rector. By the late 15th century, St Faith's Church was in a poor state of repair due to the decline in the population. The parishioners could not afford to repair it and requested permission to worship at St Cross Church in the Hospital instead. St Cross had had no need of a font prior to this as it had not been a parish church.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0523, -1.3211
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Winchester
- Parish
- Winchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- SO23 9PX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Winchester
- Nearest railway station
- Winchester — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7593054 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Faith's Church, Winchester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Faith's Church, Winchester?
- St Faith's Church, Winchester is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO23 9PX), in the parish of Winchester, unparished area.
- Is St Faith's Church, Winchester a protected site?
- Yes — St Faith's Church, Winchester is part of the River Test SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is St Faith's Church, Winchester free to visit?
- Yes, St Faith's Church, Winchester is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Faith's Church, Winchester?
- The nearest railway station is Winchester, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO23 9PX.