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'''Winchester''' is a small city in the [[county]] of [[Hampshire]] in Southern [[England]]. It was the [[capital city]] of [[Wessex]], and after the unification of England by [[Alfred the Great]] in the 10th century, it became the capital city of England. It was superceded as capital by [[London]] after the [[Norman Conquest]] in 1066.  
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'''Winchester''' has several meanings.
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==American Firearms Manufacturer==
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Winchester is a major American [[firearm]]s manufacturer founded in 1866 in New Haven, [[Connecticut]]. The Winchester brand is nowadays used under license by two subsidiaries of the [[Herstal]] Group, [[Browning]] Arms Company of Morgan, [[Utah]] and Fabrique Nationale ([[FN]]) of [[Belgium]].
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==City in England==
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The less common meaning refers to a small city in the [[county]] of [[Hampshire]] in Southern [[England]]. It was the [[capital city]] of [[Wessex]], and after the unification of England by [[Alfred the Great]] in the 10th century, it became the capital city of England. It was superceded as capital by [[London]] after the [[Norman Conquest]] in 1066.  
 
Winchester is a picturesque and historical city with a fine [[Saxon]] and [[Norman]] [[cathedral]] which offers [[Church of England|Anglican]] services.
 
Winchester is a picturesque and historical city with a fine [[Saxon]] and [[Norman]] [[cathedral]] which offers [[Church of England|Anglican]] services.
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[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
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[[Category : Firearms Manufacturers]]
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[[Category : United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
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