Wolvesey Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1950. A Medieval Castle.
Wolvesey Castle
- WRENN ID
- dusk-kitchen-plum
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Winchester
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1950
- Type
- Castle
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Wolvesey Castle, the Close
- OS grid reference
- SU 484 290
- Coordinates
- 51.05909, -1.30985
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wolvesey Castle consists of the ruins of a castle built by Bishop Henry de Blois between 1129 and 1171. It served as the original residence for bishops, as noted in the Archaeological Journal from 1902. The castle was destroyed by the Roundheads in 1646. The chapel, which primarily dates from the 15th century, is still in use today. All the listed buildings in The Close are part of a group.
Local climate
Wolvesey Castle receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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