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St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church

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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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St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church
St Swithun Street, Winchester The Close

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Saint Swithun upon Kingsgate

St Swithun Street
SO23 9JP Winchester, The Close
England, United Kingdom
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