NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Winchester district

City of Winchester
Shown within Hampshire
Geography
Status:	City
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	Hampshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 62nd 660.97 km�
Admin. HQ:	Winchester
ONS code:	24UP
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 196th 108,122 164 / km�
Ethnicity:	97.8% White
Politics
Winchester City Council http://www.winchester.gov.uk
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrats
MP:	Mark Oaten

The City of Winchester is a local government district in Hampshire with city status. It covers an area of central Hampshire including the city of Winchester itself, and neighbouring towns and villages including Alresford, Colden Common and Bishops Waltham.

The current city boundaries were set on April 1, 1974 when the City of Winchester merged with Droxford Rural District and part of Winchester Rural District.

Districts of England - South East England
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Administrative counties with multiple districts: Berkshire - Buckinghamshire - East Sussex - Hampshire - Kent - Oxfordshire - Surrey - West Sussex

Categories: UK geography stubs | Hampshire | Cities in England

Results from FactBites:

Winchester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1129 words)
	Winchester is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40,000 within a 3 mile radius of its centre.
	Winchester was formerly the capital of England, during the 10th and early 11th centuries, and the capital of Wessex before that.
	The city of Winchester is twinned with Laon in France and the Winchester district is twinned with Gießen in Germany.

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