==International relations==Winchester is twinned with:* Laon, FranceThe Winchester district is twinned with* Gießen, GermanyWinchester, Virginia, is named after the English city, whose Mayor has a standing invitation to be a part of the American city's Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival.
Izmišljeno mesto Kingsbridge v romanu temelji na Winchestru, kot je pojasnil Follet v prvi epizodi svoje dokumentarne serije na Channel 4. leta 2013, "Ken Follett's Journey into Dark Ages".