| LC control no. | n 80004080 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Winchester (England) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | England--Winchester |
| Variant(s) | Winchester, Eng. Winchester (Hampshire) |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Associated place | Hampshire (England) Itchen River (England) South Downs National Park (England) |
| Found in | Warren, W. T. Guide to Winchester, 1950. BL hdg. (Winchester (England)) GNIS database, Feb. 4, 2005 (Lat. 51deg 01ft 00in N; Long. 001deg 19ft 00in W; Hampshire, UK) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 51°03ʹ54ʺN 001°19ʹ07ʺW) Wikipedia, viewed 19 May 2023 (Winchester; cathedral city in Hampshire, England; 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; it is 60 miles (97 km) south-west of London and 14 miles (23 km) from Southampton; Winchester is the county town of Hampshire; the city traces its history to the Roman Era, developing from the town of Venta Belgarum, later becoming known as Wintanceaster ("Fort Venta") in Old English; the wider City of Winchester district includes towns such as Alresford and Bishop's Waltham, and was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the City of Winchester with Droxford Rural District and part of Winchester Rural District) Collins Britain atlas and gazetteer, 1999 (Winchester, Hants.; city, county town on River Itchen on site of Roman town of Venta, 12m/19km N of Southampton; ancient capital of Wessex and of Anglo-Saxon England) |
| Geographic area code | e-uk-en |
| Invalid LCCN | nr 97003545 |
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