Winchester or Winton (archaic) is a historic city and ancient capital of southern England, with a population of around 40,000 within a 3-mile (4.8 km) radius of its centre. It is the seat of the City of Winchester local government district, which covers a much larger area, and is also the administrative capital and county town of Hampshire (despite the county being a named after Southampton).The city is at the western end of the South Downs with the scenic River Itchen running through it. Winchester railway station is served by trains running from London Waterloo, Weymouth, Portsmouth, Southampton and the North.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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