Hampshire
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Summary
Hampshire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Hampshire draws 11,919 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #13 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South East England[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Capital: Winchester[5]
- Shares border with: Isle of Wight[6], West Sussex[7], Surrey[8], Berkshire[9], Wiltshire[10], Dorset[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Hampshire[12], City of Southampton[13], City of Portsmouth[14]
- Commons category: Hampshire[15]
- Said to be the same as: Hampshire[16]
- Highest point: Pilot Hill[17]
- Official website: http://www.hants.gov.uk/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hampshire[19]
- Population: 1,759,726[20], 1,844,245[21], 1,856,770[22], 1,857,824[23]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Otto's encyclopedia[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Topic has template: Template:Hampshire[30]
- Official name: Hampshire[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Hampshire[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Hampshire[33]
- Native label: Hampshire[34]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Hampshire[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Hampshire[36]
- Owner of: Recreation Ground[37]
- Different from: Hampshire[38]
- Area: 3769.2054 km²[39]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Hampshire[40]
- Historic county: Hampshire[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Hampshire include New Hampshire[42], an U.S. state[43], in United States[44], founded in 1788[45] and Hampshire County[46], a county of Massachusetts[47], in United States[48], founded in 1662[49].
Why It Matters
Hampshire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Hampshire is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Hampshire include New Hampshire[42], an U.S. state[43], in United States[44], founded in 1788[45] and Hampshire County[46], a county of Massachusetts[47], in United States[48], founded in 1662[49].