Winchester

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Winchester has several meanings.

American Firearms Manufacturer

Winchester is a major American firearms 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.

City in England

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 It was superceded as capital by London after the Norman Conquest in 1066.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 Anglican services.