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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.
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]
Memorials of the South Saxon See and Cathedral Church of Chichester, 1876 [5] Christianity and Islam, 1877; Life and Letters of W. F. Hook, DD, 1878, 4th edn 1881; Memoir of William Page Baron Hatherley, 1883; Hildebrand and His Times, 1888; Helps to the Study of the Prayer-Book, 1891; Life and Letters of E. A. Freeman, DCL, 1895
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 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 ...
Walkelin [a] (d. 1098) was the first Norman Bishop of Winchester.He began the construction of Winchester Cathedral in 1079 and had the Old Minster demolished. He reformed the cathedral's administration, although his plan to replace the monks with priests was blocked by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lanfranc.
He was born on 8 February 1754 at Barnack in Northamptonshire, where his father, Thomas Rennell (1720–1798), a prebendary of Winchester, was rector.In 1766 Thomas was sent to Eton, and thence proceeded to King's College, Cambridge, where, in due time, he became a fellow.