City of Winchester
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| City of Winchester | |
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 Shown within Hampshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Non-metropolitan district, City |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Hampshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 62nd 660.97 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Winchester |
| ONS code: | 24UP |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 183rd 112,500 170 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.8% White |
| Politics | |
 Winchester City Council http://www.winchester.gov.uk |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MP: | Mark Oaten |
Winchester is a local government district in Hampshire, England, with city status. It covers an area of central Hampshire including the city of Winchester itself, and neighbouring towns and villages including New Alresford, Colden Common and Bishops Waltham.
The current city boundaries were set on April 1, 1974 when the City of Winchester merged with Droxford Rural District and part of Winchester Rural District.
It is the second biggest city by area in England, surprassed only by Carlisle.
[edit] Settlements and parishes
Settlements in the district include:
- Avington
- Badger Farm, Beauworth, Bighton, Bishops Sutton, Bishops Waltham, Boarhunt, Bramdean
- Cheriton, Chilcomb, Colden Common, Compton and Shawford, Corhampton, Crawley, Curdridge
- Denmead, Droxford, Durley
- Easton, Exton
- Hambledon, Headbourne Worthy, Hinton Ampner, Hursley
- Itchen Abbas, Itchen Stoke, Itchen Valley
- Kilmiston, Kings Worthy
- Littleton and Harestock
- Martyr Worthy, Meonstoke, Micheldever
- New Alresford, Northington
- Old Alresford, Olivers Battery, Otterbourne, Ovington, Owslebury
- Shedfield, Soberton, Southwick and Widley, South Wonston, Sparsholt, Sutton Scotney, Swanmore
- Tichborne, Twyford
- Upham
- Warnford, West Meon, Wickham, Winchester, Wonston
