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The new town of AVinchelsea was founded by Edward
I. on Iham Hill, about 3 miles NAA7. of the old town. It suffered at various periods between 1359 and 1449 from attacks by the French; and the gradual with- drawal of the sea ultimately destroyed its harbour. It sent 2 members to Parliament from the time of Edward
III. until 1832, when it was included in the pari, limits of Rye. AVinchelsea gives the title of earl to the family of Finch-Hatton.
Winchendon, Nether, par. and vil., Bucks, 6 miles W. of Aylesbury, 1554 ac., pop. 257; near the vil. is Wlnchendon Priory, seat.
Winchendon, Upper, par. and vil., Bucks, 2 miles NE. of Nether Winchendon, 1202 ae., pop. 188.
Winchester, pari, and mun. bor. and city, Hants, on river Itchin, 12 miles NE. of Southampton and 66 SW. of London by rail, 1032 ac., pop. 17,780; 4 Banks, 3 newspapers. Market-day, Wednesday. AVinchester was the Caer Gwent of the Britons, the Venta Belgarum of the Romans, and the AVintanceaster of the Saxons, under whom it became the capital of England; it was frequently the meeting-place of parliaments until the time of Henry VII., but its prosperity was greatly in- jured, first by the removal of the Court to London, and afterwards, on the dissolution of the monasteries, by the demolition of many of its religious establishments. The diocese of Winchester dates from the 7th century. The cathedral was first completed in 648, but the present structure, one of the largest and in the interior one of the most magnificent in England, was built 1079-93. Other objects of interest are St Marys College, a famous public school, founded by AA7illiam of AA7ykeham in 1387 ; the hospital of St Cross, founded by Bishop de Blois in 1132; the old castle hall, which has been restored, and the new assize courts adjoining; and Wrens unfinished royal palace (1683), now used for infantry barracks. Winchester was at one time an important seat of the woollen trade. It was con- stituted a guild under royal protection in the 9th cen- tury (100 years earlier than any other on record), and received its first regular'charter of incorporation from Henry II. in 1184. It returns 1 member to Parliament; it returned 2 members from Edward I. until 1885.
Winchfleld, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (for Odiham and Hartley Row), Hants, in NE. of co.—par., 1582 ac., pop. 366; vil., 4 miles SW. of Farnborough and 9 E. of Basingstoke; P.O., T.O.; it occupies a picturesque situation in a richly wooded part of the country, and has a quaint and interesting old church. Winchfleld House, seat, is in vicinity.
Winchmore Hill, eccl. dist. with ry. sta., Edmonton par., Middlesex, in NE. of co., pop. 2396; the sta. is 1% mile SW. of Enfield sta.
Wincle, township, Prestbury par., Cheshire, 5 miles SE. of Macclesfield, 2819 ac., pop. 284.
Wincotoank, vil. with ry. sta., Ecclesfield township and par., and eccl. dist., extending into Rotherham and Sheffield pars., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire—dist., pop. 3080; vil., 5% miles S. of Sheffield; P.O.; on WIncobank Hill is an ancient camp.
Wincombe Park, seat, Wilts, in SW. of co., near Shaftesbury.
Wind Fell, mountain, Eskdalemuir par., Dumfries- shire, at border of Selkirkshire, 7 miles E. of Moffat, alt. 2180 ft.
Windcliff, The, wooded precipice, on the AVye, Monmouthshire, 2% miles N. of Chepstow; the view from its summit is magnificent and extensive, taking in great stretches of country on all sides.
Winder, hamlet with ry. sta., Lamplugh par., Cum- berland, 5 miles E. of Whitehaven.
Winder, Low, township, Barton par., Westmor- land, in N. of co., 4 m. SAV. of Penrith, 301 ac., pop. 20.
Windermere.—(or Winandermere), AVestmorland and Lancashire; is 10% miles long N. and S., 1 mile broad, 240 ft. deep, and 134 ft. above sea-level; re- ceives the Troutlebeck, and the Rothay and Brathay, and gives off the Leven, which flows to Morecambe Bay ; its surface is diversified by numerous small islands. It is the largest sheet of fresh water in Eng- land, and on this account, as well as from the beauty of its scenery, it is often styled the Queen of the Lakes. Steamers ply from Ambleside at the head to Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
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