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'''Winchester''' has several meanings.
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: <small>'''''For the firearms manufacturer and its brand of ammunition, (which are named after their inventor, Oliver E. Winchester (1810-1880), see [[Winchester (firearms manufacturer)]]'''''</small>
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'''Winchester''' (derivation: ''Roman town called "venta" from "venta" being a favoured or chief place and "chester, Roman town or camp.''), is a cathedral city of 116,595 (2011)<ref>[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/interactive/census-map-1-4/index.html#centerlat=51.5071348&centerlong=-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> inhabitants in the [[county]] of [[Hampshire]] in Southern [[England]], just off the M3 Motorway, 19 kilometres (12 miles} north of [[Southampton]].
  
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==American Firearms Manufacturer==
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The site goes back to the [[Iron Age]]. (A British tribe, the ''Belgae'' occupied the area before the [[Roman]] occupation.) It became the [[capital city]] of [[Wessex]], and after the unification of England by [[Alfred the Great]] in the 9th century, it became the capital city of England. It was gradually superseded as capital by [[London]] after the [[Norman Conquest]] in 1066.  
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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]]. Their most common product is the [[Winchester Model 70]] [[bolt-action]] [[rifle]] and the original antique [[pre-1899 firearm]] referred to as the [[Winchester Rifle]].
 
  
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=== Winchester Ammunition ===
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Winchester is a picturesque and historic city with a fine [[Norman]] [[Winchester Cathedral|cathedral]] which offers [[Church of England|Anglican]] services and the "Great Hall", the only viable remnant of [[Winchester Castle]] after the original fortifications were  destroyed on the orders of [[Oliver Cromwell]] after the [[English Civil War]].
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[[Olin]] Corporation now manufacture Winchester branded [[ammunition]] since the ammo part of the business was not sold to [[U.S. Repeating Arms]]. These product lines within the Winchester brand including Winchester Cowboy Loads [[revolver]] [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridges]] and the Supreme and Supreme Elite, Super-X, AA and Super Target [[shotgun]] [[shell (firearms)|shells]].
 
  
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Winchester was one of the leading designers of [[rifle]] [[ammunition]] since its founding in 1866. They are responsible for inventing some of the most popular [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridges]] in the [[history of firearms]]. These include the .30 WCF ([[.30-30]]), the [[.50 BMG]], the [[.270 Winchester]], the [[.308 Winchester]], the [[.243 Winchester]], the .22 WMR ([[.22 Magnum]]), and the [[.300 Winchester Magnum]]. The engineers from [[Browning]] and Winchester co-developed the Browning .50 caliber [[machine gun]] during [[World War I]]. Winchester's engineering team invented the [[.50 BMG]] [[caliber (firearms)|caliber]] ammunition used by both the Browning machine gun and modern [[bolt-action]] [[sniper rifle]]s such as the [[Barrett M99]].
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.winchester.gov.uk Official website of the city of Winchester]
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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>
 
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==City in England==
 
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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&centerlong=-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"]</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.
 
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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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==See Also==
 
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* [[John Browning]] - famous Winchester [[firearms designer]]
 
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* [[Winchester rifle]]
 
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* [[Winchester Model 1894]] [[lever-action]] rifle
 
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* [[Winchester Model 70]] bolt-action rifle
 
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* [[Antique gun]]
 
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==External Links==
 
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* [http://www.winchesterguns.com Winchester official website]
 
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* [http://www.WinchesterRemembered.com Winchester Employees Tribute]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:33, January 2, 2018

For the firearms manufacturer and its brand of ammunition, (which are named after their inventor, Oliver E. Winchester (1810-1880), see Winchester (firearms manufacturer)

Winchester (derivation: Roman town called "venta" from "venta" being a favoured or chief place and "chester, Roman town or camp.), is a cathedral city of 116,595 (2011)[1] inhabitants in the county of Hampshire in Southern England, just off the M3 Motorway, 19 kilometres (12 miles} north of Southampton.

The site goes back to the Iron Age. (A British tribe, the Belgae occupied the area before the Roman occupation.) It became the capital city of Wessex, and after the unification of England by Alfred the Great in the 9th century, it became the capital city of England. It was gradually superseded as capital by London after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Winchester is a picturesque and historic city with a fine Norman cathedral which offers Anglican services and the "Great Hall", the only viable remnant of Winchester Castle after the original fortifications were destroyed on the orders of Oliver Cromwell after the English Civil War.

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References

  1. ↑ "2001 vs 2011 Census - Population and Age" Accessed January 14, 2015
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