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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.
Winchester (/ ˈ w ɪ n tʃ ɪ s t ər /), [2] or the City of Winchester, is a local government district with city status in Hampshire, England.. The district is named after its main settlement of Winchester, which is where the council is based and is also the county town of Hampshire.
This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. There are 268 civil parishes. ... Winchester: Sheet [233] East Hampshire: Sherborne ...
Hampshire's county town is Winchester, a historic city that was once the capital of the ancient kingdom of Wessex and of England until the Norman conquest of England. The port cities of Southampton and Portsmouth were split off as independent unitary authorities in 1997, although they are still included in Hampshire for ceremonial purposes.
As of 2025, there are more than 140 current and former places of worship in the district of the City of Winchester in the English county of Hampshire. Christian denominations and groups of various descriptions use 108 churches, chapels and meeting halls for worship, and there is also a mosque for adherents of Islam; another 34 former churches and chapels no longer serve a religious function ...
Winchester is a constituency [n 1] in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Danny Chambers, a Liberal Democrat. [ n 2 ] Boundaries
The Three Castles Path is a 60-mile long-distance footpath in England from Winchester Great Hall, Hampshire, to Windsor Castle, Berkshire, via the ruins of Odiham Castle (also known as 'King John's Castle'). Winchester Great Hall is the only surviving part of Winchester Castle.
Micheldever / m ɪ tʃ əl ˈ d ɛ v ər / is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, situated 6 miles (10 km) north of Winchester. It lies upon the River Dever / ˈ d iː v ər /. The river, and village, formerly part of Stratton Park, [3] lie on a Hampshire grass downland, underlain with chalk and flint. Parts of the river now ...