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Winchester
Winchester. About 648 King Cenwealh of Wessex founded a church at Winchester; a bishop was appointed in 660, possibly when the bishopric of Wessex was transferred there from Dorchester. The refoundation of the former Roman city by King Alfred, coupled with the fame of St Swithun (Bp. 852–62), assisted the growth of the see. St Ethelwold (Bp. 963–84) replaced the secular canons with Benedictine monks. He and his successor rebuilt the cathedral on a vast scale. The cathedral (the Old Minster), with the New Minster (founded in 901–3) and Nunnaminster (founded before 902), formed the greatest ecclesiastical centre in Anglo-Saxon England. These buildings have not survived. A new cathedral on an adjacent site was built in Norman style by Walkelin (Bp. 1070–98). Apart from the transepts, this building was gradually transformed from Norman to Gothic. Henry of Blois (Bp. 1129–71) brought from the site of the Old Minster the remains of the Saxon kings and bishops now in mortuary chests round the presbytery. The west front and Perpendicular nave were the work of William Edington (Bp. 1346–64) and William of Wykeham. The stone screen was probably completed by 1476. At the Dissolution (1539) the last Prior became the first Dean of the new foundation. The see of Winchester ranks fifth among the English bishoprics, and the bishop at present always has a seat in the House of Lords.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Winchester." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Winchester." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Winchester.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Winchester." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Winchester.html |
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Winchester, Canada, UK, USA UK (England): in about 15 the Belgae tribe established a trading centre here which subsequently came to be called Quenta. Some 200 years later the Romans began the construction of a walled city which they called Venta Belgarum. By the 8th century this had evolved into Uintancæstir. The Venta, which became Uin and Win, may mean ‘Loved Place’ while Belgarum is ‘of the Belgae tribe’. The chester from ceaster indicates that this was a Roman town. It was the chief city of England between 871 and c.1145 and appeared in the 1086 Domesday Book as Wincestre.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Winchester." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Winchester." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Winchester.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Winchester." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Winchester.html |
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Winchester
A. name of a city in Hampshire, used as a designation of certain measures XVI; B. name of Oliver F. Winchester (1810–80), an American manufacturer, designating a type of breech-loading rifle XIX. |
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T. F. HOAD. "Winchester." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Winchester." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Winchester.html T. F. HOAD. "Winchester." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Winchester.html |
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Winchester
Winchester ˈwinˌchestər n. also Winchester rifle trademark a breech-loading side-action repeating rifle. named after Oliver F. Winchester (1810–80), the American manufacturer of the rifle.
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"Winchester." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Winchester." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Winchester.html "Winchester." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Winchester.html |
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Winchester
Winchester Hants. Ouenta c.150, Uintancæstir c.730, Wincestre 1086 (DB). ‘Roman town called Venta’. Pre-Celtic name (possibly ‘favoured or chief place’) + OE ceaster.
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A. D. MILLS. "Winchester." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Winchester." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Winchester.html A. D. MILLS. "Winchester." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Winchester.html |
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