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Wolvesey Castle

Grade I listed castle in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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Wolvesey Castle

Summary

Wolvesey Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wolvesey Castle is located in Winchester[3].
  • Wolvesey Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Wolvesey Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Wolvesey Castle is owned by English Heritage[6].
  • Wolvesey Castle is operated by English Heritage[7].
  • Wolvesey Castle took place at Winchester[8].
  • Wolvesey Castle's Commons category is recorded as Wolvesey Castle[9].
  • 970 marks the founding of Wolvesey Castle[10].
  • Wolvesey Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SU4845929088[11].
  • Wolvesey Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.05916666666667, 'lon': -1.31}[12].
  • Wolvesey Castle's significant event is recorded as resistivity survey[13].
  • Wolvesey Castle's significant event is recorded as magnetometry survey[14].
  • Wolvesey Castle's significant event is recorded as ground-penetrating radar[15].
  • Wolvesey Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/wolvesey-castle-old-bishops-palace/[16].
  • Wolvesey Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[17].
  • Wolvesey Castle's described by source is recorded as Castellogy[18].
  • Wolvesey Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[19].
  • Wolvesey Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[20].
  • Wolvesey Castle's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Martin Biddle[21].
  • Wolvesey Castle's historic county is recorded as Hampshire[22].

Body

Geography

Wolvesey Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Winchester[3].

Designation and Status

Wolvesey Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building[19] and scheduled monument[20].

History and Context

970 marks the founding of Wolvesey Castle[10]. It is owned by English Heritage[6].

Why It Matters

Wolvesey Castle ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles Les Misérables United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/wolvesey-ca
    Instance of → castle
    Website → —
    Location → Winchester
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32660|batch #32660]]: better qualifier for unparished areas (4): Change P131 qualifier"
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