Winchester is a cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, at the western end of the South Downs National Park, on the River Itchen. It is 60 miles south-west of London and 14 miles from Southampton, the closest other city. At the 2011 census, Winchester had a population of 45,184. The wider City of Winchester district, which includes towns such as Alresford and Bishop's Waltham, has a population of 116,595. Winchester is the county town of Hampshire and contains the head offices of Hampshire County Council. Winchester was the first and former capital city of England. It developed from the Roman town of Venta Belgarum, which in turn developed from an Iron Age oppidum. Winchester remained the most important city in England until the Norman conquest in the eleventh century. The city has since become one of the most expensive and affluent areas in the United Kingdom.
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Also known as Winchester: The House that Ghosts Built, the film centers on a firearm heiress who believes she is haunted by the souls of those who lost their lives to the repeating rifle that was produced by her family's company.
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On its opening weekend at the box office, the film finished in third place behind Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Maze Runner: The Death Cure.
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Winchester Category.. Winchester Hat Fair - The Winchester Hat Fair is the UK's longest running festival of street theatre, comedy, and music which is held in Winchester, United Kingdom, always during the first weekend in July. Originally a buskers' fair, the first Hat Fair was held in 1974.. Winchester Hoard - The Winchester Hoard is a hoard of Iron Age gold found in a field in the Winchester area of Hampshire, England, in 2000, by a retired florist and amateur metal detectorist, Kevan Halls.. City of Winchester.. Towns in Hampshire.. County towns in England.. Former national capitals.. Capitals of former nations.
Latest information about Winchester updated on July 28 2021.
