Winchester

Winchester is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. It lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of the River Itchen. At the time of the 2001 Census, Winchester had a population of around 40,000 within a 3-mile (4.8 km) radius of its centre.

On Channel 4 UK's Television Programme "The Best And Worst Places To Live In The UK" 2006, which was broadcast on Channel 4 UK on 26 October 2006, it was officially branded as the Best Place In The UK To Live In: 2006. In the 2007 edition of the same programme, Winchester had dropped to second best place to live, behind Edinburgh.

Topic links
Climate change UK
 * Winchester Action on Climate Change

Farmers' market UK

Winchester hosts one of the UK's largest and most successful farmers' markets, with close to - or over - 100 stalls, and is certified by FARMA. The farmers' market takes place on the second and last Sunday monthly in the town centre.

Global connections UK

The city of Winchester is twinned with Laon in France and the Winchester district is twinned with Gießen in Germany.

'''Reduced dependence on cars UK

Winchester railway station is served by trains running from London Waterloo, Weymouth, Portsmouth, Southampton and the North.