Winchester fun facts

Question 1

What is W the former capital of?

Answer 1

Wessex

Question 2

What is the population of W?

Answer 2

130,000 (including wider districts)

Question 3

How far away is W from London?

Answer 3

60 miles

Question 4

What river flows through W?

Answer 4

River Itchen

Question 5

Does W have a high or low population density?

Answer 5

Low - one of the lowest in England

Question 6

What is the median age of W?

Answer 6

43 (national average- 40)

Question 7

What is the average salary of W?

Answer 7

£31,000

Question 8

What percentage of the population of W were born in W?

Answer 8

85.6%

Question 9

What percentage of the population of W are christian?

Answer 9

48.6%

Question 10

How many day trips were there in 2015?

Answer 10

5.4 million (£358.2 million)

Question 11

How many people commute into W?

Answer 11

<20000

Question 12

How many people commute out of W?

Answer 12

> 10000

Question 13

What is the re-imaging scheme?

Answer 13

Station Approach (2014/2022)

Question 14

What is the rebranding scheme?

Answer 14

Christmas Market (2007)

Question 15

Who is an insider to W?

Answer 15

Frank Turner ‘Wessex Boy’

Question 16

Who is an outsider to W?

Answer 16

Homeless people

Question 17

What poems represent W?

Answer 17

To Autumn - John Keats
When Winchester Races - Jane Austen