Place details
Place nameWinchester
Other namesWintaceaster, Caer Gewnt, Venta Belgarum
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude51.067
Longitude-1.317
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Ruled by many Saxon and Danish kings from the 7th to the 11th century; William the Conqueror, crowned here 1066, made city joint capital with London; cloth trade center 7th-12th centuries; burned during reign of King Stephen (1135-1154); famous for its 11th-/14th-century cathedral.
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