Winchester
Winchester (archaically kent as Winton an Wintonceastre) is a historic cathedral ceety an the auncient caipital o Wessex an the Kinrick o Ingland. It is the coonty toun o Hampshire, in Sooth East Ingland. It lies at the hert o the wider Ceety o Winchester, a local govrenment destrict, an is locatit at the wastren end o the Sooth Douns, alang the course o the River Itchen.[2] At the time o the 2001 Census, Winchester haed a population o 41,420.[3]
| Winchester | |
|---|---|
 Winchester ceety centre frae St Giles's Hill | |
  Winchester Location within Hampshire | |
| Population | 44,714 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SU485295 |
| • Lunnon | 68 mile (109 km) |
| Destrict | |
| Shire coonty | |
| Region | |
| Kintra | Ingland |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Post toun | WINCHESTER |
| Postcode destrict | SO22, SO23 |
| Diallin code | 01962 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | Sooth Central |
| EU Pairlament | Sooth East Ingland |
| UK Pairlament | |
Winchester developed frae the Roman toun o Venta Belgarum. Winchester's major landmark is Winchester Cathedral, ane o the lairgest cathedrals in Ingland, wi the distinction o haein the langest nave an owera length o aw Gothic cathedrals in Europe. The toun is an aa hame tae Winchester University an Winchester College - famous Public School. Winchester railway station is served bi trains runnin frae Lunnon Waterloo, Weymouth, Portsmouth, Soothampton an the North. The ceety's architectural an historic interest, an its fast links tae ither touns an ceeties hae led Winchester tae become ane o the maist expensive an desirable auries o the kintra.[4] A body who is frae or resides in Winchester is locally kent as a Wintonian.
References eedit
- ↑ "2001 vs 2011 Census - Population and Age". ONS. Archived frae the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ Landranger 185: Winchester & Basingstoke. Ordnance Survey. 2005. ISBN 9780319228845.
- ↑ "KS01 Usual resident population: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas". National Statistics. Retrieved 23 Apryle 2009. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ↑ "Winchester: Best and Worst Places to Live in the UK 2006 from channel4.com/4homes". Channel4.com. Archived frae the original on 12 Februar 2008. Retrieved 6 Mey 2009.
Freemit airtins eedit
| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Winchester. |
Travel guide tae Winchester frae Wikivoyage- Winchester City Council
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos o Winchester an surroondin aurie
| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Winchester. |