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Wharf Hill Hampshire Map

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

Explore Wharf Hill, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wharf 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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PlaceWharf Hill
Traditional CountyHampshire
District / BoroughWinchester
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.057483
Longitude-1.308142
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Wharf Hill

Wharf Hill preserves a quiet dignity, defined by the persistent, cool respiration of the nearby River Itchen as it winds past the medieval masonry of the city. It lies 0.3 miles south-south-east of Winchester (from Winchester: bearing 157°T, OS grid SU 485 289). The landscape here retains the gravity of antiquity, where the imposing ruins of Wolvesey Castle cast long, contemplative shadows over the damp, verdant earth. Residents walk paths once trodden by bishops and stone-masons, passing the weathered stone of the cathedral close that anchors the horizon in a perpetual, silent industry. From the elevated vantage of St Giles Hill Viewpoint, one observes the rooftops of Wharf Hill huddled together, their tiled surfaces catching the pale, shifting light of the Hampshire sky. The air holds a subtle dampness, a reminder of the water meadows that have long sustained this corner of the valley. Every brick and flint wall in Wharf Hill seems to absorb the stillness of the afternoon, holding the echoes of a history that prefers to be felt rather than spoken. Through the seasons, the boundary between the ancient cathedral precincts and the domestic life of the houses blurs, creating a space where the past remains an unremarked guest in the present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Wolvesey Palace (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 352° N · 4 ha
  • Wolvesey Castle (Castle) — 0.1 mi, 320° NW
  • Abbey Grounds (Park) — 0.2 mi, 358° N
  • Upper Brook (River) — 0.2 mi, 008° N
  • The Kings Gate (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 290° WNW
  • Winchester Cathedral Close (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 294° WNW · 8 ha
  • St Giles Hill Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 0.2 mi, 037° NE
  • St. Catherine’s Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 0.2 mi, 049° NE
  • New Hall (Theatre) — 0.2 mi, 264° W
  • Chesil Theatre (Theatre) — 0.2 mi, 016° NNE
  • Friary Gardens (Park) — 0.3 mi, 278° W
  • Alfred the Great (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 351° N
  • City Mill (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 004° N
  • Winchester College (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 247° WSW
  • Blaze Study/Movement in Squares by Bridget Riley (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 315° NW
  • Curle's Passage (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 310° NW
  • Winchester City Museum (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 317° NW
  • Tumbling Bay (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 010° N
  • Lady Lake (River) — 0.5 mi, 220° SW
  • Buttercross (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 320° NW
  • Serle's House (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 303° WNW
  • King's Royal Hussars Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 303° WNW
  • Westgate Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 311° NW
  • Great Hall (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 305° NW
  • St Catherine's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 181° S
  • Hyde Abbey Gate (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 341° NNW
  • St. Catherine'S Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 170° S · 43 ha
  • Deacon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 123° ESE
  • Magdalen Hill Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.7 mi, 084° E · 8 ha
  • Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 086° E

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About This Wharf Hill Map Page

Explore Wharf 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: 51.057483, -1.308142. 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.