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  Cities and Towns - Hometown England
England is named after the Angles, one of a number of Germanic tribes believed to have originated in Angeln in Northern Germany, who settled in England in the 5th and 6th centuries.
England comprises the central and southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain, plus offshore islands of which the largest is the Isle of Wight.
Although being in South West England, which is the 4th strongest region in England, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (combined into a NUTS:3 region for statistical purposes) is the weakest area in England, with a GDP per capita of €15 366 per capita, or 73% of the EU average of €21 170.
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  Winchester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Winchester is a city in southern England, with a population of 40,000 within a 3 mile radius of its centre.
The city of Winchester is twinned with Laon in France and the Winchester district is twinned with Gießen in Germany.
The famous novelist Jane Austen died in Winchester on 18 July 1817 and is buried in the cathedral.
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 Winchester College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Winchester College is a public school in the city of Winchester in Hampshire, in the south of England.
Winchester has existed for over six hundred years and claims to have the longest unbroken history of any school in England.
Winchester College was founded in 1382 by William of Wykeham, the Bishop of Winchester and High Chancellor of England, who had previously founded New College, Oxford.
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 Winchester - Tour the historic Hampshire Town of Winchester
Winchester is a city in southern England, and the administrative capital of the county of Hampshire, with a population of around 35,200.
Winchester was formerly the capital of England, during the 10th and early 11th centuries.
The city of Winchester is twinned with Laon in France and the Winchester district is twinned with Gießen in Germany.
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 AllRefer.com - Winchester, town, England (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Winchester was called Caer Gwent by the Britons, Venta Belgarum by the Romans, and Wintanceastre by the Saxons.
Winchester has long held a position of ecclesiastical influence, reflected in its magnificent cathedral; the Norman structure, which replaced a Saxon church, was consecrated in 1093.
Winchester College, a famed English public school, was founded (1382; opened 1394) by William of Wykeham, bishop of Winchester, and is still partly housed in 14th-century buildings.
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 Winchester travel and accommodation guide
Winchester Cathedral - the pride of Winchester; the longest Gothic cathedral in England.
Wolvesey Castle - the medieval palace of the Bishop's of Winchester.
Winchester's greatest bishop was William of Wykeham, founder of Winchester College and New College, Oxford.
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 Winchester travel guide - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Winchester [1] is an historic cathedral city in the English county of Hampshire, situated within the South East region.
Presently, Winchester is an attractive and peaceful cathedral city deep in the southern English countryside, located conveniently close to both London and Southampton.
The famous English novelist Jane Austen died in Winchester in 1817 and is buried in the cathedral.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - winchester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Winchester (England), city and administrative center in Hampshire, England.
Winchester (Massachusetts), town, Middlesex County, eastern Massachusetts, on the Aberjona River, near Boston; incorporated 1850.
Wykeham, William of (1324-1404), English prelate and statesman, born of a humble family in Wickham, Hampshire, and educated at a grammar school in...
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 A History of Winchester, Hampshire, England
Winchester was rebuilt with the streets laid out in a grid pattern and people were encourage to come and live there.
Winchester was a quiet market town and had declined a long way from when it was the capital of England.
In the 1950's and 1960's Winchester town centre was redeveloped.
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 Hampshire Regulatory Services: Trading Standards - A History of Weights and Measures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The City of Winchester is fortunate in having in its keeping the oldest surviving set of standard weights, the oldest standard yard measure and a fine collection of other ancient measures and weights.
To trace the origin of the term 'Winchester measure' it is necessary to go back to Anglo-Saxon times when, during the reign of Alfred the Great, Winchester became of increasing importance in the government of the Kingdom and as a centre of trade.
Unique to Winchester is the hexagonal standard yard a bronze bar with a crowned Lombardic 'h' at one end and a crowned E at the other.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Winchester (England)
Winchester Cathedral, seat of the bishop of Winchester, located in the city of Winchester, England.
Construction of the cathedral was begun in 1079...
Swithin (?-862), English bishop of Winchester from 852 to 862 and patron saint of Winchester Cathedral from the 10th to the 16th century.
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 Welcome to Winchester - Visit Winchester
Winchester's Year of Sculpture enters the autumn season with an exhibition by Bill Woodrow in the atmospheric setting of Winchester's Great Hall.
Find out what life was like in Winchester during the time of Elizabeth I's reign with the help of our programme of special events, or retrace the steps of stars Cate Blanchett and Clive Owen as you visit the filming locations.
Winchester College is the oldest continuously running school in the country, whilst the Hospital of St Cross - a medieval almshouse - still offers the Wayfarer's Dole to travellers as it has done for more than eight centuries.
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 Winchester (England) - Wikipedia
Die Stadt ist der Verwaltungssitz der Grafschaft Hampshire und des Distrikts City of Winchester, der um einiges größer ist als die Stadt selbst.
Winchester wurde von König Alfred dem Großen 871 zur Hauptstadt des Königreichs Wessex ernannt.
Die Stadt blieb Hauptstadt von Wessex und später von England, bis nach der Normannischen Eroberung durch Wilhelm der Eroberer London zur neuen Hauptstadt wurde.
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 BeenThere-DoneThat: Winchester, Hampshire, England.
This section of Winchester High Street is now a pedestrian precinct and was only a short distance from the Winchester Royal Hotel where we stayed for the duration of our visit.
The start of one of the river walks through Winchester can be seen on the left descending from bridge level to the River Itchen which passes through the Eastern part of the city.
In this area of Winchester, on the South-Estern corner of the city, the River Itchen divides into two and there are numerous other streams some of which may have been cut to feed the mills.
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 The Winchester Star-Mayors of 2 Winchesters ‘Twin’ Their Cities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Winchester’s Mayor Larry Omps and the mayor of Winchester, England, Therese Evans, sign proclamations making their two jurisdictions sister cities Thursday morning at Rouss City Hall.
Winchester, England, is a walled city built by the Romans in 100 AD, and it was the country’s first capital.
The English Winchester is larger, with a population of 31,000, and it has a large cathedral in the center of the city, she said.
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 UW - Eau Claire | Center for International Education - Winchester, England
University of Winchester is located on West Hill, a 12-minute walk away from the city center.
he ancient capital of England, Winchester is centrally located in the South of England, not far from the coast.
Winchester boasts many fine, old buildings, which remind students of its ancient past, yet it has a thriving modern cultural and commercial life.
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 Winchester Genealogy - Descendants of Willoughby and Mary Wallace Winchester of South Carolina
Winchester Genealogy - Descendants of Willoughby and Mary Wallace Winchester of South Carolina
Started by my Great Aunt Winnie Winchester Crowe, we have documented 17 generations of ancestors as far back as the marriage of George and Annis Man Winchester in Hemel Hempstead, England in 1593.
The Winchesters came to America in the mid-1700s, and spread to South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, Wyoming, and Oklahoma within 100 years.
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Oplaendinge, Jarl of the Uplands of Norway) was born ABT 1216 in Salisbury, Wilts, England, and died 1260.
Oplaendinge, Jarl of the Uplands of Norway) was born ABT 1370 in Sandford, Shropshire, England, and died ABT 1451.
Oplaendinge, Jarl of the Uplands of Norway) was born ABT 1452 in Sandford, Shropshire, England, and died ABT 1520.
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 Winchester Hotels - Hotel Accommodation in Winchester | England United Kingdom
This elegant William and Mary house was built in the 17th century and is set in 63 acres of Hampshire's downland countryside, situated on the outskirts of the historic city of Winchester.
The Wessex overlooks Winchester's magnificent 900 year old Cathedral, where the famous remains laid to rest include St. Swithin, Jane Austen and many of the ancient Kings of England.
The Wessex Hotel was built in 1964, and is situated in the heart of Winchester City Centre.
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 Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: England: Hampshire: Winchester
Winchester is the ancient capital of England, and an area rich in heritage.
Winchester Carriage Company  · cached · Hire of vintage and classic Rolls Royce cars for weddings, film, TV and other occasions.
A Brief History of Winchester  · cached · A brief history of the city of Winchester.
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 Winchester (England) : Read reviews and compare prices at Ciao.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Winchester is one of England’s most historic cities; it is surrounded by beautiful Hampshire countrysi...
Winchester in Hampshire was reputedly the richest place in England during the 1980's and it most decidely gives the appearance of a well-maintained and affluent city.
Winchester is steeped in history and was England’s principle political city for King Alfred the Great and the later Anglo-Saxon and Norman Kings and even before that it was a very important site for the Romans, then known as Venta Belgarum, so what has it...
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 WINCHESTER, CONNECTICUT
From Torrington we enter the town of Winchester, which was laid out by Hartford in 1732.
Winchester is a broken hill country, the elevations ranging from 700 to over 1500 feet.
Northwest of the village, on the Norfolk road, is the new Lake Winchester.
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 Winchester Guide, Your Guide to Places to Stay in Winchester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
It was King Alfred the Great who rebuilt Winchester after the Dark Ages and it was later the capital of Saxon and Norman kings.
Winchester is dominated by its Cathedral, which was built between 1079 and 1404.
Novelist Jane Austen spent her last days living in Winchester and her grave is in the Cathedral grounds.
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 Winchester Hotels - Hotel in Winchester - accommodation and places to stay near Winchester England
Whether you are looking for a luxury hotel in Winchester for a weekend break, business trip, or special occassion, or are simply looking for budget or discount hotels and accommodation for Winchester or lodging in Winchester, we are confident that you'll find a suitable place to stay in Winchester.
Some of our Winchester guesthouse and bed & breakfast suppliers can be contacted via email or where a link to the hotel is available, directly from their websites, some may offer discounts and special internet rates.
Or, to view a list of Cheap priced or low cost Hotels in Winchester please use the preceding 'Low Cost Hotels in Winchester' link where you will find that the hotels are categorised in order of price.
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 Find New England Sites - WINCHESTER LANDFILL
The Winchester Landfill is landfill located along Rowley Street in Winchester, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
The 21-acre property is owned by the Town of Winchester and is currently occupied by the Town of Winchester Department of Public Works.
The landfill was operated by the Town of Winchester from 1917 to 1974.
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 Winchester and King Arthur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Winchester is often connected to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
In fact, there is a Round Table in the Great Hall at Winchester hung on one wall but this has been dated to the 13th or 14th Century.
And ther it ende, and ther it hangeth yet." King Arthur is presumed to have lived in the 5th or 6th Century AD and there is no record of his having visited the area of Winchester although the town was well established by then.
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 Winchester on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Winchester Model 1873: then and now; it might not be the strongest lever action rifle ever made, but 700,000 customers can't be wrong.
Much of Thompson's mahogany is in turn sold to the Henkel Harris Furniture Company in Winchester, Virginia, where table legs await finishing.
The Winchester Disk IBM's Winchester disk was a removable cartridge, but the heads and platters were built in a.
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 Winchester Hotels Hampshire England
The Winchester Royal Hotel is a quality hotel of character and history, ideally located in a side street close to Winchester's magnificent Cathedral and the many designer shops in the High Street.
The Wessex Hotel overlooks Winchester's magnificent 900 year old cathedral, where the famous remains laid to rest include St. Swithin, Jane Austen and many more of the ancient kings of England.
Hardy, Trollope and Keats all spent time in Winchester and included the city in their writings.
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