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{{Location_Infobox|name = Winchester|state = Hampshire, England|rulers = Briton and Celtic | {{Location_Infobox | ||
[[Roman Empire]] (70 CE | |name = Winchester | ||
|state = Hampshire, England | |||
'''Winchester''' is a city | |rulers = Briton and Celtic tribes (1st century BCE)<br>[[Roman Empire]] (70 CE – 410)<br>[[Wessex]] (450 – 927)<br>[[England]] (927 – current) | ||
|founded = Gaulish tribes | |||
|date = 1st Century BCE | |||
|landmark = Cathedral of Winchester<br/>Wolvesey Castle and Palace<br/>Winchester Castle}} | |||
'''Winchester''' is a city and the county town of {{Wiki|Hampshire}}, [[England]]. During the early [[Dark Ages]], the city served as the capital of [[Wessex]] during the [[Anglo-Saxon]] {{Wiki|Heptarchy}}. | |||
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*[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Cities in the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Cities in the United Kingdom]] | ||
Revision as of 08:57, 2 May 2020
Winchester is a city and the county town of Hampshire, England. During the early Dark Ages, the city served as the capital of Wessex during the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.
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 Belgarium.
- The name Winchester comes from the Old English Wintan-caester which was the translation of Venta Belgarium.
Appearances
References
