Winchester
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Summary
Winchester is a city[1]. Winchester ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,672 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Winchester[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: county town[5], unparished area[6]
- Shares border with: Littleton and Harestock[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Giessen[8]
- Postal code: SO22[9], SO23[10]
- Commons category: Winchester[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[12]
- Local dialing code: 01962[13]
- OS grid reference: SU485295[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Winchester[15]
- Has facility: Maydenchamber[16]
- Commons gallery: City of Winchester[17]
- Population: 35,200[18]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25]
- Capital of: Winchester[26]
- Official name: Winchester[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Winchester[28]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Winchester[29]
- Native label: Winchester[30]
- Category for people buried here: Q7978535[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Winchester[32]
- Different from: Winchester[33]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Winchester[34]
- Historic county: Hampshire[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Winchester include Winchester[36], an independent city in the United States[37], in United States[38], founded in 1752[39]; Winchester City F.C.[40], an association football club[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1891[43]; and Winchester railway station[44], a railway station[45], in United Kingdom[46].
Why It Matters
Winchester has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Winchester is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Winchester include Winchester[36], an independent city in the United States[37], in United States[38], founded in 1752[39]; Winchester City F.C.[40], an association football club[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1891[43]; and Winchester railway station[44], a railway station[45], in United Kingdom[46].