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[[File:Winchester UK locator map.svg|thumb|City of Winchester shown within Hampshire]]'''Winchester''' is a city in [[Hampshire]]. It was historically the capital of [[Wessex]] and for a time the capital of [[England]]. The current local government area '''City of Winchester''' also covers a large area of the surrounding countryside. Noted landmarks include the cathedral (the longest in Europe), the castle (which contains "King Arthur's Round Table") and the public school, [[Winchester College]]. | [[File:Winchester UK locator map.svg|thumb|City of Winchester shown within Hampshire]]'''Winchester''' is a city in [[Hampshire]]. It was historically the capital of [[Wessex]] and for a time the capital of [[England]]. The current local government area '''City of Winchester''' also covers a large area of the surrounding countryside. Noted landmarks include the cathedral (the longest in Europe), the castle (which contains "King Arthur's Round Table") and the public school, [[Winchester College]]. | ||
King Alfred's College became the [[University of Winchester]] in 2005. | |||
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 14 February 2017
Winchester is a city in Hampshire. It was historically the capital of Wessex and for a time the capital of England. The current local government area City of Winchester also covers a large area of the surrounding countryside. Noted landmarks include the cathedral (the longest in Europe), the castle (which contains "King Arthur's Round Table") and the public school, Winchester College.
King Alfred's College became the University of Winchester in 2005.
LGBT history
There was a Winchester CHE group in the 1970s.