Winchester | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | South East England |
Non-metropolitan county | Hampshire |
Status | Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City time immemorial |
Admin HQ | Winchester |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Winchester City Council |
• MPs | Danny Chambers Suella Braverman Paul Holmes |
Area | |
• Total | 255.20 sq mi (660.97 km2) |
• Rank | 51st (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 130,268 |
• Rank | 182nd (of 296) |
• Density | 510/sq mi (200/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 24UP (ONS) E07000094 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SU485295 |
Winchester (/ˈwɪntʃɪstər/),[2] or the City of Winchester, is a local government district with city status in Hampshire, England.
The district is named after its main settlement of Winchester, which is where the council is based and is also the county town of Hampshire. The city boundaries also encompass a large surrounding rural area, including the towns of New Alresford and Whiteley and numerous villages.
Parts of the district lie within the South Downs National Park. The neighbouring districts are Basingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire, Havant, Portsmouth, Fareham, Eastleigh and Test Valley.