City of Winchester

Coordinates: 51°03′43″N 1°19′01″W / 51.062°N 1.317°W / 51.062; -1.317

City of Winchester
Shown within Hampshire
Geography
Status:	Non-metropolitan district, City
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	Hampshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 59th 660.97 km²
Admin. HQ:	Winchester
ONS code:	24UP
Demographics
Population: - Total (2008 est.) - Density	Ranked 190th 112,700 171 / km²
Ethnicity:	97.8% White
Politics
Winchester City Council http://www.winchester.gov.uk
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MP:	Mark Oaten

Winchester (pronounced /ˈwɪntʃɪstər/) 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 1 April 1974 when the City of Winchester merged with Droxford Rural District and part of Winchester Rural District.

Other than Gosport and Eastleigh, Winchester is the only non Unitary Authority, council District in Hampshire not to border another County or the coast. The two Unitary Authorities in Hampshire that don't border another county are Portsmouth and Southampton, Portsmouth and Southampton are the only Unitary Authorities in Hampshire.

Settlements and parishes

Settlements in the district include:

• Avington
• Badger Farm, Beauworth, Bighton, Bishops Sutton, Bishops Waltham, Boarhunt, Bramdean, Brockwood Park
• 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
• Kilmeston, Kings Worthy
• Littleton and Harestock
• Martyr Worthy, Meonstoke, Micheldever
• New Alresford, Northington
• Old Alresford, Olivers Battery, Otterbourne, Ovington, Owslebury
• Shedfield, Soberton, Southwick, South Wonston, Sparsholt, Sutton Scotney, Swanmore
• Tichborne, Twyford
• Upham
• Warnford, West Meon, Whiteley (part), Wickham, Widley, Winchester, Winnall, Wonston

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v • d • e Settlements and suburbs in the City of Winchester district Abbotts Barton · Abbots Worthy · 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 · Kilmeston · Kings Worthy · Littleton and Harestock · Martyr Worthy · Meonstoke · Micheldever · New Alresford · Northington · Old Alresford · Olivers Battery · Otterbourne · Ovington · Owslebury · Ropley · Shedfield · Soberton · Southwick · South Wonston · Sparsholt · Sutton Scotney · Swanmore · Tichborne · Twyford · Upham · Warnford · West Meon · Wickham · Winchester · Winnall · Wonston