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Cathedral Cities

Pauline Kenny

England has many beautiful and historic cathedrals that are worth taking the time to visit. I have tried to find a list of the historically significant cathedrals. The few cathedrals that we have visited from this list were incredible to see and well worth seeking out.

A cathedral is the church where the Bishop has his seat. For example, the Abbey in Bath is not a cathedral because the Bishop of Bath and Wells has his seat in Wells.

14 Cathedrals From Walking England's Cathedral Cities

The book "Walking England's Cathedral Cities", by Rowland Mead (NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company, 2000) list these 14 Cathedrals in England.

  1. London, St. Paul's Cathedral
  2. London, Westminster Abbey
  3. London, Southwark Cathedral
  4. Canterbury Cathedral
  5. Rochester Cathedral
  6. St. Albans Cathedral
  7. Bury St. Edmonds Cathedral
  8. Ely Cathedral
  9. Norwich Cathedral
  10. Peterborough Cathedral
  11. Southwell Minster
  12. Lincoln Cathedral
  13. York Minster
  14. Durham Cathedral

Wells Cathedral, in Somerset

62 Cathedrals Listed by English Heritage

English Heritage announced £1 million of grants for repairs to cathedrals (January 2005). The article states that England has 61 cathedrals. I wrote to them to get the list. They sent me a list of 62 Cathedrals.

  1. Arundel
  2. Birmingham CE
  3. Birmingham RC
  4. Blackburn
  5. Bradford
  6. Bristol
  7. Canterbury
  8. Carlisle
  9. Chelmsford
  10. Chester
  11. Chichester
  12. Clifton RC
  13. Coventry
  14. Derby
  15. Durham
  16. Ely
  17. Exeter
  18. Gloucester
  19. Guildford
  20. Hereford
  21. Lancaster RC
  22. Leeds RC
  23. Leicester
  24. Lichfield
  25. Lincoln
  26. Liverpool CE
  27. Liverpool RC
  28. Manchester
  29. Middlesbrough
  30. Newcastle CE
  31. Newcastle RC
  32. Northampton RC
  33. Norwich CE
  34. Norwich RC
  35. Nottingham RC
  36. Oxford
  37. Peterborough
  38. Plymouth RC
  39. Portsmouth CE
  40. Portsmouth RC
  41. Ripon
  42. Rochester
  43. St Albans
  44. St Edmundsbury
  45. St Paul's
  46. Salford RC
  47. Salisbury
  48. Sheffield CE
  49. Sheffield RC
  50. Shrewsbury RC
  51. Southwark CE
  52. Southwark RC
  53. Southwell
  54. Truro
  55. Wakefield
  56. Wells
  57. Westminster Abbey
  58. Westminster RC
  59. Winchester
  60. Windsor, St George's Chapel
  61. Worcester
  62. York

RC - Roman Catholic, CE - Church of England

Resources

English Heritage in January 2005 announced £1 million of grants for repairs to cathedrals. The article states that England has 61 cathedrals.

Slow Travel - Photos of Wells Cathedral: Photos from our September 2004 trip.

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