Old Minster, Winchester

It stood on a site immediately north of and partially beneath its successor, Winchester Cathedral.

The new church, which was dedicated in 980 and again in 993, had a central tower, north and south aisles, a crypt in an eastern apse, and a forecourt at the west.

[5] Saint Swithun's body was taken into an indoor shrine in what had become the largest church in Europe.

However, after the Norman conquest of England, Bishop Walkelin built a new cathedral alongside and the Old Minster was demolished in 1093.

The outline of the building is now laid out in brickwork in the churchyard adjoining Winchester Cathedral, and Saint Swithun's first grave is clearly marked.