Sarcophagi at the site of Nunnaminster, Abbey Passage, Winchester

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Sarcophagi at the site of Nunnaminster, Abbey Passage, Winchester

Image: © pam fray Taken: 6 Dec 2017

Founded by Ealswith, wife of Alfred the Great in 903, it became the Abbey of St. Mary and St. Edburga after the Norman Conquest. The site was excavated during 1981-3.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.061004
Longitude
-1.310444