#14. WINCHESTER
How long can it quietly get on with things?
🙋🏻♀️ Population: Approximately 127,000 residents (2021).
📜 Date founded: Prehistoric origins, with significant Roman and Anglo-Saxon development; capital of England during King Alfred’s reign (871–899).
🌇 County: Hampshire
🏛️ Most famous for: Winchester Cathedral, King Arthur’s Round Table, and its legacy as England’s ancient capital.
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