Wolvesey Castle

Wolvesey Castle
Wolvesey Castle
	Facade of the East Hall of Wolvesey Castle
Location	Winchester
Coordinates	51°3′33″N 1°18′36″W / 51.05917°N 1.31000°W
OS grid reference	SU 48459 29088
Area	Hampshire
Owner	English Heritage
Scheduled monument
Official name	Wolvesey Palace
Designated	19 April 1915
Reference no.	1005535
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Wolvesey Castle
Designated	24 March 1950
Reference no.	1095511
	Location of Wolvesey Castle in Central Winchester

Wolvesey Castle, in Winchester, Hampshire, England, was the main residence of the Bishop of Winchester in the Middle Ages. The castle, mostly built by Henry of Blois in the 12th century, is now a ruin, except for its fifteenth-century chapel, which is now part of the bishop's current residence, Wolvesey Palace. Wolvesey Castle was primarily a palace, although Blois had it fortified because of The Anarchy.