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|name = Winchester | |name = Winchester | ||
|state = [[United Kingdom]] | |state = [[United Kingdom]] | ||
|rulers = Briton and Celtic tribes | |rulers = Briton and Celtic tribes {{c|1st century BCE}}<br>[[Roman Empire]] ({{c|70 CE – 410}}<br>[[Wessex]] {{c|450 – 927}}<br>[[Kingdom of England]] {{c|927 – current}} | ||
|founded = Gaulish tribes | |founded = Gaulish tribes | ||
|date = 1st Century BCE | |date = 1st Century BCE | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The original Cathedral of Winchester was built in 648 and later torn down and rebuilt in 1093 by the Normans. | *The original Cathedral of Winchester was built in 648 and later torn down and rebuilt in 1093 by the Normans. | ||
*Winchester as settled in the Iron age as Oppidum, later being settled by the Roman Empire in 70 CE as Venta | *Winchester as settled in the Iron age as Oppidum, later being settled by the Roman Empire in 70 CE as {{Wiki|Venta Belgarum}}. | ||
**The name Winchester comes from the Old English Wintan-caester which was the translation of Venta | **The name Winchester comes from the Old English Wintan-caester which was the translation of |Venta Belgarum. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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[[Category:Capital cities]] | [[Category:Capital cities]] | ||
[[Category:Cities in England]] | [[Category:Cities in England]] | ||
[[Category:Cities in | [[Category:Cities in Ancient Rome]] | ||
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Winchester (Old English: Wincestre) is a city and the county town of Hampshire, England. The city served as the capital of Wessex during the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.[1]
Trivia
- The original Cathedral of Winchester was built in 648 and later torn down and rebuilt in 1093 by the Normans.
- Winchester as settled in the Iron age as Oppidum, later being settled by the Roman Empire in 70 CE as Venta Belgarum.
- The name Winchester comes from the Old English Wintan-caester which was the translation of |Venta Belgarum.
Appearances
References
