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In the United States and Canada, Winchester's venerable .30-30 was the most popular hunting cartridge in history. Now the commercial [[civilian]] market version of the [[NATO]] [[military]] [[7.62x51mm NATO]] cartridge, called the .308 Winchester, has surpassed the .30-30 in popularity<ref>[[Chuck Hawks|Hawks, Chuck]], [http://www.chuckhawks.com/ever_popular_30.htm Ever Popular .30's]. Chuckhawks.com, Accessed January 14, 2015</ref>
In the United States and Canada, Winchester's venerable .30-30 was the most popular hunting cartridge in history. Now the commercial [[civilian]] market version of the [[NATO]] [[military]] [[7.62x51mm NATO]] cartridge, called the .308 Winchester, has surpassed the .30-30 in popularity<ref>[[Chuck Hawks|Hawks, Chuck]], [http://www.chuckhawks.com/ever_popular_30.htm Ever Popular .30's]. Chuckhawks.com, Accessed January 14, 2015</ref>
==City in England==
The less common meaning of Winchester refers to a small city of 116,595<ref>[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/interactive/census-map-1-4/index.html#centerlat=51.5071348¢erlong=-0.12660028000004786&zoom=12&column=Population%20density%20(100s%20per%20km2)&area01=0&area11=0&op=0.65 "2001 vs 2011 Census - Population and Age"] Accessed January 14, 2015</ref> 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 It was superceded as capital by [[London]] after the [[Norman Conquest]] in 1066.
The less common meaning of Winchester refers to a small city of 116,595<ref>[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/interactive/census-map-1-4/index.html#centerlat=51.5071348¢erlong=-0.12660028000004786&zoom=12&column=Population%20density%20(100s%20per%20km2)&area01=0&area11=0&op=0.65 "2001 vs 2011 Census - Population and Age"] Accessed January 14, 2015</ref> 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 It was superceded as capital by [[London]] after the [[Norman Conquest]] in 1066.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.