Death of Jane Austen in Winchester

8 College Street, Winchester

8 College Street, Winchester, The Victorian Web, photo by Jacqueline Bannerjee.

Jane Austen grew ill in 2017, and she and her sister Cassandra went to stay in Winchester in this house on 8 College Street.  Jane could be attended by a physician named Mr. Lyford of the County Hospital, Winchester, who had treated her previously. She died there on July 18, 1817 and was buried in nearby Winchester Cathedral.  The home has a plaque that reads, "In this house Jane Austen lived her last days and died 18th July 2017."

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18 Jul 1817