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William of Wykeham (born William Longe) was the son of John Longe, a freeman from Wickham in Hampshire. He was educated at a school in Winchester, and probably enjoyed early patronage from two local men, Sir Ralph Sutton, constable of Winchester Castle, and Sir John Scures, lord of the manor of Wickham, and then from Thomas Foxley, Constable of Windsor Castle.
This category only includes Royalty who were actually born in Winchester or were resident outside the Castle or the Saxon palace. See also Category:British royalty , and especially Category:Anglo-Saxon royalty , and their sub-categories for other Winchester Royal residents.
"Winchester Cathedral" was a UK top ten hit and a US number one song for The New Vaudeville Band in 1966. The cathedral was also the subject of the Crosby, Stills & Nash song "Cathedral" from their 1977 album CSN. Liverpool-based band Clinic released an album titled Winchester Cathedral in 2004. [88] Rose cultivar 'Winchester Cathedral', Austin ...
The largest centre of population is the ancient cathedral city of Winchester, where about one-third of the district's residents live; other large settlements are Denmead (2017 population 7,175), Bishop's Waltham (6,750) and Alresford (also known as New Alresford; 6,300). [6]
There is also a bust of Walker in the Cathedral gardens. [8] A public house in Winchester is also named after him. [9] A plaque commemorates him on 118 Portland Road, South Norwood, where he lived. [10] A service of remembrance for Walker, was held at the Cathedral in October 2018. An exhibition about Walker ran until 31 October. [11]
William Kingsmill was professed to the Rule of Saint Benedict at St. Swithun's Priory (Winchester Cathedral) in 1513. [1] Upon joining the Benedictine Monastery he took on the name of his home town Basyng and was known as William Basyng until 1540. [2]
Saint Æthelwold, (909-984), Bishop of Winchester. Bob Anderson (darts player), (1942-), former BDO World darts champion; Arthur, Prince of Wales, (1486-1502), elder son of Henry VII who pre-deceased his father and therefore never reigned. Kevin Ashman, (1959-), World Quiz Champion and Egghead. Jon Boden, (1977-), folk musician, brought up in ...
Winchester (/ ˈ w ɪ n tʃ ɪ s t ər /, /-tʃ ɛ s-/) [2] [3] [4] 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.