Another indication of the political and military situation may be the division in the 660s of the West Saxon see at Dorchester-on-Thames; a new see was established at Winchester, very near to the South Saxon border.
Outro indicio da situación política e militar pode ser a división no 660 da sede episcopal dos Saxóns occidentais de Dorchester, Dorset, unha nova sede que se estableceu en Winchester, moi preto da fronteira con Saxonia do Sur.