City of Winchester

Winchester
City, borough and non-metropolitan district
Winchester skyline
Coat of arms
Winchester shown within Hampshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Hampshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City time immemorial
Admin HQ	Winchester
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Winchester City Council
• MPs	Steve Brine Flick Drummond
Area
• Total	255.20 sq mi (660.97 km2)
• Rank	51st (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	130,268
• Rank	182nd (of 296)
• Density	510/sq mi (200/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 93.6% White 3.1% Asian 2% Mixed 0.7% other 0.6% Black
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 48.6% Christianity 42.2% no religion 6.3% not stated 0.7% Hinduism 0.7% Islam 0.6% Buddhism 0.5% other 0.2% Judaism 0.1% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	24UP (ONS) E07000094 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU485295

Winchester (/ˈwɪntʃɪstər/),^[2] or the City of Winchester, is a local government district with city status in Hampshire, England.

The district is named after its main settlement of Winchester, which is where the council is based and is also the county town of Hampshire. The city boundaries also encompass a large surrounding rural area, including the towns of New Alresford and Whiteley and numerous villages.

Parts of the district lie within the South Downs National Park. The neighbouring districts are Basingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire, Havant, Portsmouth, Fareham, Eastleigh and Test Valley.