: <small>'''''For the firearms manufacturer and its brand of ammunition, (which are named after their inventor, Oliver E. Winchester (1810-1880), see [[Winchester (firearms manufacturer)]]'''''</small> '''Winchester''' (derivation: ''Roman town called "venta" from "venta" being a favoured or chief place and "chester, Roman town or camp.''), is a small cathedral city of 116,595 (2011)<ref>[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/interactive/census-map-1-4/index.html#centerlat=51.5071348¢erlong=-0.12660028000004786&zoom=12&column=Population%20density%20(100s%20per%20km2)&area01=0&area11=0&op=0.65 "2001 vs 2011 Census - Population and Age"] Accessed January 14, 2015</ref> inhabitants in the [[county]] of [[Hampshire]] in Southern [[England]], just off the M3 Motorway, 19 kilometres (12 miles} north of [[Southampton]]. The site goes back to the [[Iron Age]]. (A British tribe, the ''Belgae'' occupied the area before the [[Roman]] occupation.) It was became the [[capital city]] of [[Wessex]] , and after the unification of England by [[Alfred the Great]] in the 10th 9th century, it became the capital city of England. It was superceded gradually superseded as capital by [[London]] after the [[Norman Conquest]] in 1066. Winchester is a picturesque and historical historic city with a fine [[saxonNorman]] [[Winchester Cathedral|cathedral]]. The cathedral which offers [[anglicanChurch of England|Anglican]] servicesand the "Great Hall", the only viable remnant of [[Winchester Castle]] after the original fortifications were destroyed on the orders of [[Oliver Cromwell]] after the [[English Civil War]]. == External links ==*[http://www.winchester.gov.uk Official website of the city of Winchester] ==References==<references/> [[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]][[Category:Urban History]][[Category:English History]][[Category:Winchester]]