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Winfield Myers Winfield Myers (born 1960) is an American journalist and public intellectual in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Georgia, Myers is a graduate of Young Harris College and the University of Georgia, and attended graduate school in history at Tulane University and the University of Michigan.
Winfield S. Cunningham Winfield Scott Cunningham (16 February 1900 – 3 March 1986) was the Officer in Charge, Naval Activities, Wake Island when the tiny island was attacked by the Japanese on 8 December 1941. Cunningham commanded the defense of the island against the massive Japanese attack.
Winfield Scott Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general, diplomat, and presidential candidate. Known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" and the "Grand Old Man of the Army", he served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history and most historians rate him the ablest American commander of his time.
Winfield Scott (ship) The Winfield Scott was a sidewheel steamer that transported passengers and cargo between San Francisco, California and Panama the early 1850s, during the California Gold Rush. After entering a heavy fog off the coast of southern California on the evening of December 1, 1853, the ship crashed into Middle Anacapa Island.
Winfield Township School District The Winfield Township School District is a community public school district that serves approximately 120 students in Pre-Kindergarten to 8th grade from Winfield Township, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
Winfield, Kansas Winfield is a city situated along the Walnut River in the west-central part of Cowley County, located in south-central Kansas, in the central United States. The population was estimated to be 11,861 in the year 2005.
Winfred Adah Omwakwe Winfred Adah Omwakwe became the first woman from Kenya to hold a major beauty pageant title when she formally succeeded Džejla Glavović of Bosnia & Herzegovina as Miss Earth on August 7, 2003 (for the 2002 edition). Glavović was dethroned on May 28, 2003 for "being unable to fulfill her duties and responsibilities.
Winfrith The Winfrith Atomic Energy Authority site existed from the 1960's until its shutdown in 1990, although decommissioning of the site will be ongoing for some time. The area was the site of nine reactors including the experimental Dragon reactor.
WinFixer WinFixer, WinAntiVirus, ErrorSafe, SystemDoctor and DriveCleaner are identical or similar computer programs available for Microsoft Windows that claim to repair computer system problems. They are forcibly installed on the victim's computer by the SysProtect vector.
Wing (singer) Tsang, Wing Han (曾詠韓), better known simply as Wing, is a New Zealand citizen originally from Hong Kong. Having taken up singing as a hobby after arriving in her new homeland, Wing gained an audience by entertaining patients at nursing homes and hospitals in and around Auckland.
Wing (South Park) "Wing" is episode 903 of the Comedy Central animated series South Park. It originally aired March 23, 2005 and was named after and featured the New Zealand singer Wing, in an eponymous part vaguely based on her.
Wing and a Prayer The Wing and a Prayer ,known as well by its second title 'The story of carrier X', was a B/W war film produced in WW2, 1943-44, and was about the heroic crews of the Navy Bombers. Although arguably a classic propaganda movie, Wing and a Prayer received recognition for its very realistic portrayal of action on board the carriers, and was nominated for the 1944 Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay.
Wing Bowl Wing Bowl is an annual eating contest founded by Philadelphia talk-radio hosts Al Morganti and Angelo Cataldi as a celebration of gluttony in 1993. About 150 people attended Wing Bowl I to see a competition between two contestants.
Wing Cap The Wing Cap is an item available in Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64 game console. The Wing Cap is a red hat that allows Mario to fly, letting him reach previously unreachable areas, and collect airborne coins to earn stars.
Wing Commander (computer game) Wing Commander is a series of space combat simulation computer games from Origin Systems, Inc.. Created by Chris Roberts and first appearing in 1990, Wing Commander is most noted for its style of cinematic storytelling.
Wing Commander (rank) Wing Commander (Wg Cdr in the RAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF) is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above Squadron Leader and immediately below Group Captain.
Wing Commander I Wing Commander (often referred to as Wing Commander I) is the first, eponymous game in Chris Roberts's science fiction space simulation franchise. The game was first released for the PC (MS-DOS) and was later ported to the Amiga, Sega CD and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger is the second sequel in Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction space simulation franchise of computer games, produced by Origin Systems. Released in 1994, Wing Commander III made the move from the sprite-based graphics used in previous titles to software-driven texture-mapped polygonal 3D.
Wing Commander: Armada Wing Commander: Armada is a computer game set in the universe of Chris Roberts Wing Commander franchise. Created by Origin Systems and distributed by Electronic Arts in 1994, Armada was the first, official game of the Wing Commander series to feature multiplayer mode.
Wing Commander: End Run Wing Commander: End Run, by Christopher Stasheff and William R. Forstchen, is the second spin-off novel published for Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction flight simulator franchise of computer games, produced by Origin Systems.
Wing Commander: Fleet Action Wing Commander: Fleet Action, by William R. Forstchen, is the third spin-off novel published for Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction flight simulator franchise of computer games, produced by Origin Systems.
Wing Commander: Prophecy Wing Commander: Prophecy is the fourth direct sequel in Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction flight simulator franchise of computer games. The game was released in 1997, produced by Origin Systems and distributed by Electronic Arts.
Wing dam A wing dam is a manmade barrier that, unlike a conventional dam, only extends partway into a river. These structures force water into a fast-moving center channel which reduces the rate of sediment accumulation, while slowing water flow near the riverbanks.
Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary (3 acres) are non-profit gardens and a bird sanctuary located at 248 Ridgewood Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina. They are open several hours a week, year-round; admission is free.
Wing Hing Lui Wo Co. Wing Hing Lui Wo (Traditional Chinese: 永興侶和藥業有限公司; Simplified Chinese: 永兴侣和;) was established in 1949 in Hong Kong by Tommy Kam-To Poon. It exports Chinese herbs from People's Republic of China to North America, Southeast Asia and Europe.
Wing chair A wing chair is an upholstered easy chair with large "wings" mounted to the armrests and enclosing the head or torso areas of the body. Such chairs originally were designed to provide comfortable protection from drafts.
Wing Chun Wing Chun occasionally romanized as "Ving Tsun" or "Wing Tsun" (咏春, literally "spring chant" and alternatively as "forever spring", or substituted with the character for "eternal springtime" Ritchie, Rene - "What's in a name?") is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes short-range combat.
Wing Chun (film) Wing Chun (Yong Chun) is a Kung fu film made in Hong Kong in 1994. It was directed by Yuen Woo-ping and stars Michelle Yeoh as the titular character Yim Wing Chun, a tofu maker and martial artist who tries to protect her village's inhabitants from a group of bandits.
Wing IDE Wing IDE is high-quality Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the Python programming language speeds development time and improves code quality with plenty of powerful code intelligence, debugging, and editor features. Wing's powerful debugging and code intelligence capabilities will turbo-charge your Python development.
Wing loading In aerodynamics, wing loading is the loaded weight of the aircraft divided by the area of the wing. It is broadly reflective of the aircraft's lift-to-mass ratio, which affects its rate of climb, load-carrying ability, and turn performance.
Wing Luke Wing Luke (1925-1965) was Assistant Attorney General of Washington state in the Civil Rights Division from 1957 to 1962, and a member of the Seattle City Council from March 13, 1962, to his death in 1965. He was the first Asian American to hold elected office in the state.
Wing Luke Asian Museum The Wing Luke Asian Museum, in Seattle's International District, is a museum dedicated to the culture and history of Asian Pacific Americans. It is the only pan-Asian Pacific American museum in the United States.
Wing mirror A wing mirror is a mirror found on motor vehicles for the purposes of helping the driver see areas behind the vehicle. A wing mirror is mounted (usually) on a wing or part analagous thereto, unlike a rear-view mirror.
Wing of ilium The wing of ilium (or ala) is the large expanded portion which bounds the greater pelvis laterally. It presents for examination two surfaces—an external and an internal—a crest, and two borders—an anterior and a posterior.
Wing root The wing root is that part of the wing, on a fixed-wing aircraft, that is closest to the fuselage. On simple designs where the wing joins the fuselage in a high wing, mid-wing or low wing monoplane configuration this is usually easy to identify.
Wing Records Wing Records was a subsidiary of Mercury Records that enjoyed its greatest success during the 50s. In the late 80's, just before its final fade, the label enjoyed a brief success with then new R&B singers Vanessa Williams, Tony, Toni, Tone and Brian McKnight.
Wing Sing Street Wing Sing Street (永勝街), commonly known as Egg Street (鴨蛋街), was a street in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. A narrow street was famous for its egg market, dating back to early Chinese settlement on the Victoria City on the Hong Kong Island.
Wing turret A wing turret is a gun turret so mounted along the side, or the wings, or a warship, off of the centreline. The positioning of a wing turret limits its arc of fire, so that it generally can contribute to only the broadside weight of fire.
Wing twist Wing twist is an aerodynamic feature added to aircraft wings to ensure that the wing tip is the last part of the wing surface to stall, for example when executing a roll or steep climb; it involves twisting the wingtip a small amount downwards in relation to the rest of the wing. This ensures that the effective angle of attack is always lower at the wingtip than at the root, meaning the root will stall before the tip.
Wing warping Wing warping was an early system for controlling the roll of an aeroplane while flying. The technique, used and patented by the Wright brothers, used a system of pulleys and cables to twist the trailing edges of the wings in opposite directions.
Wing-It Productions Created in 1996, Wing-It Productions is an improvisational comedy company in Seattle, Washington. The company inhabits the Historic University Theater in Seattle's University District, and produces Jet City Improv as well as a number of other shows, including benefits and corporate events.
Wingan Inlet Wingan Inlet is an inlet within the Croajingolong National Park, in Victoria's northeast. It features a ranger-managed camping ground, about an hour's drive from the nearest town, Cann River, along a notoriously rough stretch of dirt road.
Wingate and Finchley F.C. The Wingate Football Club was founded in 1946 by four enthusiastic Jewish sportsmen who returned to the UK after the Second World War and wished to form a Jewish football club playing in senior amateur competition. They earnestly believed that one positive way of helping to combat the ignorance and social evil of anti-Semitism was on the field of play.
Wingates Band Wingates Band is a brass band based in Wingates, a settlement near the town of Westhoughton in north-west England. It is considered one of the country's finest contesting bands and competes in the championship section (top level) of the British brass band league structure.
Winged bean The Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), also known as the Goa bean (kacang botol in Malaysia), is a tropical legume plant native to Papua New Guinea. It grows abundantly in hot, humid equatorial countries, from the Philippines and Indonesia to India, Burma and Sri Lanka.
Winged edge The winged edge data structure is a commonly used data representation used to describe polygon models in computer graphics. It explicitly describes the geometry and topology of faces, edges, and vertices when three or more surfaces come together and meet at a common edge.
Winged Elm The Winged Elm Ulmus alata Michaux, or Wahoo, is a small- to medium-sized deciduous tree endemic to the southern and south-central United States. It reaches its best development on the silty uplands of the Mississippi, and Delta where it can attain 27 m (89 ft) in height, although the trunk diameter rarely exceeds 60 cm (24 in).
Winged helmet The Winged Helmet is a fictional helmet created by Scandinavian nationalists in the 1800s. It was, along with the Horned Helmet, extensively used in the romantic depictions of the Vikings and legendary Norse gods and heroes during the 1800s.
Winged keel A winged keel is a sailboat keel, usually of high aspect ratio, that uses a nearly horizontal foil, the "wing", at the bottom to provide additional performance. The horizontal foil serves two purposes: it acts as an winglet on the foil, effectively doubling the aspect ratio, and they produce additional lift, but downwards.
Winged monkeys Winged Monkeys (often referred to as flying monkeys) are characters from The Wizard of Oz, of enough impact between the books and the 1939 movie to have taken their own place in pop culture, regularly referenced in comedic or ironic situations as a source of evil or fear.
Winged scapula When the serratus anterior muscle loses its innervation, it no longer performs its function of holding the scapula against the rib cage. When a person with such a paralyzed serratus anterior pushes against resistance, the scapula will stick out from the ribs.
Winged serpent In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the Winged serpent is a Magical beast. As their name suggests, they resemble small snakes who sport large, gauzy, feathered wings, and hence have the ability to fly.
Winged tank Tanks with glider wings were the subject of several unsuccessful experiments in the twentieth century. It was intended that these could be towed behind; or carried under an airplane, to glide into a battlefield, in support of infantry forces.
Winged Victory Winged Victory is an 1934 novel by English World War I fighter pilot Victor Maslin Yeates (still available through the Web). It concerns WWI, the existence pilots lead and the fear involved with flying early biplanes.
Winged Victory (comics) Winged Victory is a fictional character in the comic book series Astro City. Created by writer Kurt Busiek and artists Brent Anderson and Alex Ross, Winged Victory is a prominent superheroine of Astro City, rather in the vein of more feminist interpretations of Wonder Woman.
Winged Victory of Samothrace The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called Nike of Samothrace,In Greek the statue is called the Niki tis Samothrakis (Νίκη της Σαμοθράκης) and in French La Victoire de Samothrace. is a marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory), discovered in April 1863 on the island of Samothrace (in Greek, Σαμοθρακη — Samothraki) by the French consul and amateur archaeologist Charles Champoiseau.
Winger (sport) In certain sports, such as football, field hockey, ice hockey, rugby union and rugby league, the term winger is the name of a position. It refers to positions on the extreme left and right sides of the pitch (the "wings").
Wingham, Kent Wingham is a civil parish and English Kent village situated along the ancient coastal road, now the A257, from Richborough to London and close to Canterbury. It has existed since the Stone Age but only became established as a village in Roman times.
Wingham, New South Wales Wingham () is a town of 4,600 people on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia in the City of Greater Taree; about 4 hours drive north of Sydney; about 335km north of Sydney. This town was named after a village in England also called Wingham and was proclaimed a village in 1844, making it the oldest settlement in the district.
Wingmakers The Wingmakers website was the first public expression of the efforts of a group known as the Lyricus Teaching Order. The webmaster (Mark Hempel) of the Wingmakers website has described the Wingmakers website as an effort in modern myth making.
Wingnut The wingnuts (Pterocarya) are a genus of plants in the walnut family Juglandaceae, native to Asia. They are deciduous trees, 10-40m tall, with pinnate leaves 20-45cm long, with 11-25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the walnuts (Juglans) but not the hickories (Carya) in the same family.
Wingnut Interactive Wingnut Interactive is a video game development studio that was formed in 2006 from a partnership between Microsoft Game Studios and director Peter Jackson. They will be working on what Peter Jackson calls "filmic games".
Wingo Anderson Wingo Charlie Anderson (born August 13, 1886 in Alvarado, Texas - died December 19, 1950 in Fort Worth, Texas) was a Major League Baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, Anderson had a listed weight of 150 pounds.
Wingohocking Creek Wingohocking Creek is a minor tributary of another Philadelphia, Pennsylvania stream known by three names: Frankford Creek, Tacony Creek, and Tookany Creek. The word Wingohocking may be derived from the indigenous Lenni Lenape for "favorite land for planting.
Wingra school Wingra School is a small independent, progressive school located in Madison, Wisconsin serving children ages 5 through 14 since 1972. It is a vibrant learning community where childhood is respected, celebrated and nourished.
Wingrove Wingrove is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The ward encompasses the Spital Tongues and Arthur's Hill housing areas, as well as the Town Moor open space and Newcastle General Hospital.
Wingrove & Rogers Wingrove & Rogers Ltd of Kirkby, Liverpool, built industrial vehicles including both small electrically motorised trolleys and electric locomotives (mainly narrow gauge), largely for use in mines and by tunnelling contractors.
Wings (band) Wings were a rock music band led by Paul McCartney and formed in 1971, shortly after the breakup of The Beatles.The Beatles, Hunter Davies, 8 April 2004 (revised) Cassell Illustrated, ISBN 1-84403-104-7 Wings achieved widespread popularity during the 1970s despite continual personnel changes.
Wings (computer game) Wings is a World War I flying game, originally released in 1990 for the Commodore Amiga. It featured a mixture of gameplay styles including 3D dog fights, top down bombing missions and scrolling strafing sections.
Wings 2 Wings 2: Aces High is the sequel to the Amiga game Wings that takes place during World War I (though the developer is Namco, rather than Cinemaware). As the leader of a squadron of American/British warplanes, the player must bomb German building viable to Kaiser Wilhelm II's war effort.
Wings and Wheels at Dunsfold Dunsfold Aerodrome is home to Formula Woman and to BBC's Top Gear Motoring Show. The aerodrome is home to a number of aircraft including the Vicker Vimy 19/94 replica now under the ownership of Brooklands Museum.
Wings Alliance Wings (for clarity the Wings Alliance) was the working name of a proposed airline alliance to be anchored by the US carriers Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines with the European flag carriers KLM Royal Dutch Airlines of the Netherlands and Italy's Alitalia. Although these airlines cooperated with one another through code-sharing and frequent flyer program coordination, no formal association was ever announced.
Wings Greatest Wings Greatest is a 1978 compilation album by Wings and the first official retrospective release from Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career. It was compiled after McCartney's decision to leave EMI's American label, Capitol Records, for a six-year stay for Columbia Records, though he remained with EMI worldwide during his US sabbatical from Capitol.
Wings Hauser Wings Hauser (born Gerald Dwight Hauser on 12 December 1947) is an American actor, director and film writer. Born in Hollywood, California, he is the son of actor, director Dwight Hauser (1911–1969) and the father of actor Cole Hauser.
Wings of a Butterfly "Wings of a Butterfly", also released as "Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly", is a song by the Finnish metal band HIM. It is the second track on the 2005 album Dark Light and was released as the album's first single that year.
Wings of a Dove "Wings of a Dove" (also known as "Wings of a Dove (A Celebratory Song)") is a song by Madness. It was released in 1983 as a stand-alone single and later in 1984 and it was included on the American version of their album Keep Moving.
Wings of deliverance The Wings of Deliverance was a religious group founded by James Warren Jones on April 4, 1955. Jones founded the Wings of Deliverance shortly after he left the Laurel Street Tabernacle, located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Wings of Hope Wings of Hope (Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel) is a 2000 made for TV documentary directed by Werner Herzog. The film explores the story of Juliane Köpcke, a German woman who was the sole survivor of a Peruvian plane crash in 1971.
Wings of Power II: WWII Fighters Wings of Power II WWII Fighters is a video game of the flight simulation genre released in 2006 as an add on to enhance Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 and Flight Simulator X.Wings of Power II adds vintage historical military aircraft to Microsoft's flight simulator series.
Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets Wings of Power WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets is a video game of the flight simulation genre released in 2004 as an add on to enhance Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.A patch will be introduced so these military aircraft will also work in Microsoft's FSX PC flight simulator.
Wings Over Europe Tour In the summer of 1972, Paul McCartney's newly-formed band, Wings, set out on a concert tour of Europe. Coming on the heels of a tour of English universities, the Wings Over Europe Tour was intended to promote recent singles "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb", as well as provide live recordings to be included on a future album.
Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum is located on the former grounds of Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado. The museum, which opened in 1994, is housed in the 40,000 sq-ft Hangar #1 built in 1939.
Wings Stadium Wings Stadium is a 5,113-seat multi-purpose arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The arena opened in 1974, is home to the Kalamazoo Wings, an ice hockey team in the UHL, and in 2007 will be home to the Kalamazoo Xplosion of the Continental Indoor Football League.
Wings tours Wings, Paul and Linda McCartney's post-Beatles band, embarked on a number of concert tours, varying in scale from their initial "DIY" tour of British universities to the epic Wings Over the World tour.
Wings To The Kingdom Wings to the Kingdom is a novel written by Cherie Priest, and is the second book of the Eden Trilogy. Wings to the Kingdom prequel is Four and Twenty Blackbirds, the third book in the series is to be called Not Flesh 'Nor Feathers and is due in 2007.
Wings University Tour Wings University Tour was a concert tour by Paul McCartney & Wings in 1972, shortly after the band's formation and initial album release, Wild Life. McCartney had formed Wings for the purpose of having a band to go on the road with, and he wasted no time in doing just that.
Wingsuit flying Wingsuit flying is the art of flying the human body through the air using a specialty jumpsuit, called a wingsuit, that shapes the human body into an airfoil which can create lift. The wingsuit creates the airfoil shape with fabric sewn between the legs and under the arms.
Wingtip Sloat A highly underrated indie rock band from northern Virginia, Wingtip Sloat was formed by Andrew Dubuc, Patrick Foster and Dave Bishop in 1990. Rising from the ashes of Empty Box, a muscular college rock quartet that played mainly around the Charlottesville, Virginia area from 1986-1988.
Wingtip vortices Wingtip vortices are regions of high vorticity which develop at the tip of a wing as it flies through the air (or potentially another fluid). Wingtip vortices are a form of induced drag, an essentially unavoidable side-effect of the wing generating lift.
Wingull are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Wingull in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
WinHoldEm WinHoldEm is an online Texas hold 'em bot, created by Ray Bornert. Bots of this kind can sometimes be used in online poker play, but this is considered cheating by poker rooms, and grounds for account termination.
Winchburgh Winchburgh is a small village situated within the geographical county of West Lothian, Scotland. It is located approximately 10 miles west of the city-centre of Edinburgh, 6 miles east of Linlithgow and 3 miles northeast of Broxburn.
Winchell's Donuts Winchell's Donuts is an international doughnut company founded by Verne Winchell on October 8, 1948, in Temple City, California. As of 2006, there are over 170 stores in 12 western states, as well as Guam, Saipan, and Saudi Arabia.
Winchester Winchester is an historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40,000 within a 3 mile radius of its centre. It is the seat of the City of Winchester local government district, which covers a much larger area, and is also the administrative capital and county town of Hampshire.
Winchester (San Jose) The Winchester area of San Jose, California gains its name from the famous Winchester Mystery House. Located between San Tomas Expressway and California Highway 17/Interstate 880, and between the city's borders with Santa Clara and Campbell, centered on Winchester Blvd.
Winchester and Western Railroad The Winchester and Western Railroad is a railroad line that today operates between Gore and Winchester, Virginia, and from Winchester, up though the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, to Hagerstown, Maryland. The W&W is exclusively a freight line with the majority of its freight supplied by the Unimin quarry in Gore.
Winchester by-election, 1997 The Member of Parliament for Winchester, Hampshire, England, Mark Oaten, (Liberal Democrat) was unseated on an electoral petition on October 6, 1997. Mr Oaten had originally been declared elected with a majority of two votes after many recounts and haggling over spoilt ballots.
Winchester Castle Winchester Castle, built in 1067, was the seat of English Government, with Winchester as capital of England, during the 10th and early 11th centuries. Only the Great Hall exists now; it houses a museum of the history of Winchester.
Winchester Cathedral Winchester Cathedral at Winchester in Hampshire is one of the largest cathedrals in England, said to be the second longest in Europe. It is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun and is the seat of the Bishop of Winchester and centre of the diocese of Winchester.
Winchester College Winchester College is a well-known boys' independent school, and an example of a British public school, in the city of Winchester in Hampshire, England. Officially known as Collegium Sanctae Mariae prope Wintoniam (or Collegium Beatae Mariae Wintoniensis prope Winton), or St Mary's College near Winchester, the college is commonly referred to as "Win: Coll:" or just "Winchester".

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