Winton

Winton

Winton is the name of:

People

*The Earl of Winton, a forfeited title (1716) of the Setons, a Scottish noble family
*Alexander Winton, founder of the Winton Motor Carriage Company
*Dale Winton, British TV presenter
*Sir Nicholas Winton, British humanitarian nicknamed the British Schindler
*Tony Winton, president of the News Media Guild
*Wynton Marsalis, American jazz trumpeter

Places

Australia

*Winton, Queensland, a town in Queensland, Australia
*Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria

New Zealand

*Winton, New Zealand, a town in Southland, New Zealand

United Kingdom

*Winton, an archaic name for Winchester, the county town of Hampshire, England
*Winton, Cumbria, England
*Winton, Dorset, a suburb of Bournemouth, England
*Winton, East Sussex, England
*Winton, Greater Manchester, a small village on the outskirts of Eccles, near Manchester, England
*Winton, North Yorkshire, a hamlet near Northallerton, England
*Winton House, Pencaitland, East Lothian, the ancient seat of the Earl of Winton

United States

: Cities, towns, etc.
*Winton, California
*Winton, Minnesota
*Winton, North Carolina:Places on the National Register of Historic Places
* Winton (Clifford, Virginia)

Other

*Winton Engine Company, from 1930 part of General Motors (now Electro-Motive Diesel)
*Winton Motor Carriage Company, a car manufacturer in the USA from 1896 to 1924, founded by Alexander Winton


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  • Winton, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 185 Housing Units (2000): 97 Land area (2000): 0.130173 sq. miles (0.337146 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000029 sq. miles (0.000076 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.130202 sq. miles (0.337222 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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