5 Stops on the Real Jane Austen Pilgrimage
| June 27, 2016
4. Winchester
In the last weeks of her life, Jane Austen moved to Winchester to be closer to her physician. She died on July 18, 1817, at age 41. Even though this was almost two hundred years ago, it is still a downer.
Jane Austen is buried in Winchester Cathedral, and you’ll find her grave on the left-hand side as you walk toward the knave. The original headstone is on the floor, and makes no mention of her life as an author. Later in the century, this was remedied by the addition of a gold plaque to the wall nearby. If you bring flowers, you’ll place them by the plaque instead of in the middle of the walkway.
For a full look at the Austen areas around Hampshire, download this brochure from Winchester City Council.
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