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St Giles's Hill Hampshire Map

Traditional county: Hampshire · District / Borough: Winchester · Region: South East

Explore St Giles's Hill, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the St Giles's Hill map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceSt Giles's Hill
Traditional CountyHampshire
District / BoroughWinchester
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.059977
Longitude-1.299458
Place TypeSuburban Area

About St Giles's Hill

St Giles's Hill rises as a limestone shoulder above the valley floor, offering a vantage point where the light catches the flint-knapped walls of the city below. It lies 0.5 miles east-south-east of Winchester (from Winchester: bearing 104°T, OS grid SU 491 291). Steep paths ascend through mature woodland, leading pedestrians toward the St Giles Hill Viewpoint, where the sprawling cathedral appears as a grey anchor against the green meadows. The terrain reflects a geological permanence, with chalk soil supporting an array of wildflowers that shimmer in the salt-free breeze. Below the western slopes, the historic City Bridge at the junction of High Street and Bridge Street channels the flow of the River Itchen, which runs clear and cold through the heart of the district. St Giles's Hill maintains a residential stillness, marked by Victorian and Edwardian architecture that looks out over the ancient capital. The evening sun often turns the surrounding flint to a pale, translucent honey, casting long shadows across the quiet residential lanes. This elevation provides a sanctuary from the bustle, where the sky feels wider and the air carries the subtle, damp scent of the nearby river valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • St Giles Hill Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 0.2 mi, 275° W
  • St. Catherine’s Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 0.2 mi, 265° W
  • Joyce Gardens (Park) — 0.3 mi, 308° NW
  • City Bridge At The Junction Of High Street And Bridge Street (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 275° W
  • Chesil Theatre (Theatre) — 0.3 mi, 272° W
  • Abbey Grounds (Park) — 0.4 mi, 272° W
  • Tumbling Bay (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 319° NW
  • Upper Brook (River) — 0.4 mi, 275° W
  • Wolvesey Palace (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 253° WSW · 4 ha
  • Alfred the Great (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 282° WNW
  • City Mill (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 283° WNW
  • Swift's Lake (River) — 0.5 mi, 311° NW
  • Wolvesey Castle (Castle) — 0.5 mi, 262° W
  • The Kings Gate (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 261° W
  • Intersection (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 288° WNW
  • New Hall (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 251° WSW
  • Buttercross (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 285° WNW
  • Curle's Passage (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 275° W
  • Winchester City Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 282° WNW
  • Winchester College (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 246° WSW
  • Serle's House (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 278° W
  • King's Royal Hussars Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 281° W
  • Westgate Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 286° WNW
  • Hyde Abbey Gate (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 313° NW
  • Great Hall (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 282° WNW
  • St Catherine's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 202° SSW
  • St. Catherine'S Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 191° S · 43 ha
  • Magdalen Hill Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.3 mi, 090° E · 8 ha
  • Deacon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 137° SE
  • Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 091° E

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About This St Giles's Hill Map Page

Explore St Giles's Hill, Hampshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.059977, -1.299458. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.