Wincanton

Wincanton is a town and civil parish in , southwest England. The town lies off the A303 road, a main route between and , and has some light industry. In the 2021 census the civil parish had a population of 6,573.
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  • Type: Town with 5,440 residents
  • Description: town in Somerset, England
  • Also known as: “Wincanton (lungsod)”, “Wincanton (ort)”, “Wincanton (parish)”, “Wincanton, Somerset”, and “ウィンキャントン”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of St Stephen, Charlton Musgrove and Church of St Peter and St Paul, Wincanton.

Church
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The Anglican Church of St Stephen in …

Church
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The Anglican Church of St Peter and St Paul…

School
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King Arthur's School is a smaller than average secondary school in Wincanton, , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holton.

Village
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is a village and parish in , England…

Wincanton

Latitude
51.056° or 51° 3′ 22″ north
Longitude
-2.4112° or 2° 24′ 40″ west
Population
5,440
Elevation
361 feet (110 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB WCT
Open location code
9C3V3H4Q+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 890077752
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2633861
Wiki­data ID
Q1026640
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Wincanton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وينكانتون”
  • Asturian: “Wincanton”
  • Basque: “Wincanton”
  • Bengali: “উইনকেনটন”
  • Cebuano: “Wincanton”
  • Chinese: “温坎顿”
  • Chinese: “溫坎頓”
  • Dutch: “Wincanton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وينكانتون”
  • Estonian: “Wincanton”
  • French: “Wincanton”
  • German: “Wincanton”
  • Gujarati: “વિનકેન્ટન”
  • Irish: “Wincanton”
  • Italian: “Wincanton”
  • Japanese: “ウィンカントン”
  • Kannada: “ವಿನ್ಕಾನ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “윈칸턴”
  • Ladin: “Wincanton (Somerset)”
  • Ladin: “Wincanton”
  • Latin: “Wincanton”
  • Lithuanian: “Vinkatonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wincanton”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wincanton”
  • Persian: “وینکانتون”
  • Polish: “Wincanton”
  • Portuguese: “Wincanton”
  • Romanian: “Wincanton”
  • Russian: “Уинкантон”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وینکانتون”
  • Spanish: “Wincanton”
  • Swedish: “Wincanton”
  • Tamil: “விண்கண்டன்”
  • Telugu: “విన్కాంటన్”
  • Turkish: “Wincanton”
  • Urdu: “ونکنٹن”
  • Urdu: “وینکانٹن”
  • Volapük: “Wincanton”
  • Welsh: “Wincanton”
  • “Wincanton”

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