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Winchester City Council
Winchester City Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Mayor	Russell Gordon-Smith, ; Liberal Democrat ; since 15 May 2024
Leader	Martin Tod, ; Liberal Democrat ; since 18 May 2022
Chief Executive	Laura Taylor ; since January 2017
Structure
Seats	45 councillors
Political groups	Administration (33) Liberal Democrat (33) Other parties (12) Conservative (8) Green (3) Independent (1)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
	Guildhall, The Broadway, High Street, Winchester, SO23 9GH
Website
	www.winchester.gov.uk

Winchester
Winchester
City, borough and non-metropolitan district
	Winchester skyline
	Coat of arms
	Winchester shown within Hampshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Hampshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City time immemorial
Admin HQ	Winchester
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Winchester City Council
• MPs	Danny Chambers; Suella Braverman; Paul Holmes
Area
• Total	255.20 sq mi (660.97 km2)
• Rank	51st (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	130,268
• Rank	182nd (of 296)
• Density	510/sq mi (200/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 93.6% White ; 3.1% Asian ; 2% Mixed ; 0.7% other ; 0.6% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 48.6% Christianity ; 42.2% no religion ; 6.3% not stated ; 0.7% Hinduism ; 0.7% Islam ; 0.6% Buddhism ; 0.5% other ; 0.2% Judaism ; 0.1% Sikhism ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	24UP (ONS); E07000094 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU485295

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Winchester (/ˈwɪntʃɪstər/),^[2] or the City of Winchester, is a local government district with city status in Hampshire, England.

The district is named after its main settlement of Winchester, which is where the council is based and is also the county town of Hampshire. The city boundaries also encompass a large surrounding rural area, including the towns of New Alresford and Whiteley and numerous villages.

Parts of the district lie within the South Downs National Park. The neighbouring districts are Basingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire, Havant, Portsmouth, Fareham, Eastleigh and Test Valley.

History

Winchester was an ancient borough, which had additionally held city status from time immemorial. The city traces its history to the Roman Era, developing from the town of Venta Belgarum. It saw historic significance from its reconstruction under Alfred the Great in the 9th century and grew in prominence, serving as capital city until London replaced it as capital. The office of Mayor of Winchester was created sometime between 1190 and 1200, making it the second oldest mayoralty in England, after London.^[3] Winchester saw a decline after plague swept the country, but began to recover from the 19th century.

The borough was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1836 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which reformed most boroughs across the country. It had its territory enlarged at the same time to bring developing suburbs within the city boundary.^[4]^[5] The borough was significantly enlarged in 1932, absorbing Weeke and gaining territory from several other surrounding parishes.^[6]

The modern district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole area of two former districts and parts of a third, which were all abolished at the same time:^[7]

Droxford Rural District
Winchester Municipal Borough
Winchester Rural District (except parishes of Botley, Bursledon, Fair Oak, Hamble, Hedge End, Hound and West End, which went to Eastleigh)

The new district was named Winchester after its largest settlement.^[8] Winchester's borough status passed to the enlarged district from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Winchester's series of mayors dating back to the twelfth century.^[9] The city status formerly held by the municipal borough of Winchester was also transferred to the whole of the new district from its creation, allowing the council to call itself Winchester City Council.^[10]

Governance

Winchester City Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Hampshire County Council. Much of the district is covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.^[12]^[13]

In the parts of the district within the South Downs National Park, town planning is the responsibility of the South Downs National Park Authority. The district council appoints one of its councillors to serve on the 27-person National Park Authority.^[14]

Political control

Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:^[15]^[16]^[17]

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1974–1976
	No overall control	1976–1979
	Conservative	1979–1987
	No overall control	1987–1995
	Liberal Democrats	1995–2004
	No overall control	2004–2006
	Conservative	2006–2010
	Liberal Democrats	2010–2011
	No overall control	2011–2012
	Conservative	2012–2014
	No overall control	2014–2015
	Conservative	2015–2019
	Liberal Democrats	2019–present

Leadership

The role of mayor of Winchester is now largely ceremonial, with political leadership instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1979 have been:^[18]

Councillor		From	To
Ken Penman^[19]	Conservative	1979	May 1987
Georgie Busher^[20]^[21]	Conservative	May 1987	May 1990
Allan Mitchell	Liberal Democrats	May 1994	May 1998
John Steel	Liberal Democrats	May 1998	May 2001
Rodney Sabine	Liberal Democrats	May 2001	5 May 2002
Sheila Campbell	Liberal Democrats	May 2002	7 May 2006
George Beckett	Conservative	17 May 2006	19 May 2010
Kelsey Learney	Liberal Democrats	19 May 2010	18 May 2011
George Beckett	Conservative	18 May 2011	6 May 2012
Keith Wood	Conservative	16 May 2012	25 May 2014
Rob Humby	Conservative	4 Jun 2014	17 Feb 2015
Frank Pearson	Conservative	19 Feb 2015	20 May 2015
Stephen Godfrey	Conservative	20 May 2015	11 Jan 2017
Caroline Horrill	Conservative	11 Jan 2017	May 2019
Lucille Thompson	Liberal Democrats	15 May 2019	May 2022
Martin Tod	Liberal Democrats	18 May 2022

Composition

Following the 2024 election and a subsequent by-election in July 2024, the composition of the council was:^[22]^[23]

Party		Councillors
	Liberal Democrats	33
	Conservative	8
	Green	3
	Independent	1
Total		45

The next election is due in May 2026.

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2016 the council has comprised 45 councillors representing 16 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with roughly a third of the council elected each time for a four year term of office. Hampshire County Council elections are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no city council elections.^[24]

Ward		Member	Election
Alresford & Itchen Valley	Liberal Democrat	Russell Gordon-Smith	2023
	Liberal Democrat	Margot Power	2022
	Liberal Democrat	Clare Pinniger	2024
Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery	Liberal Democrat	Adrian Brophy	2023
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Laming	2022
	Conservative	Jan Warwick	2024
Bishops Waltham	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Williams	2023
	Conservative	Steve Miller	2022
	Conservative	Ritchie Latham	2024
Central Meon Valley	Green	Danny Lee	2023
	Green	Malcolm Wallace	2022
	Green	Suzanne White	2024
Colden Common and Twyford	Liberal Democrat	Hannah Greenberg	2023
Colden Common and Twyford	Independent^[25]^{[n 1]}	Sue Cook	2022
Denmead	Conservative	Paula Langford-Smith	2023
	Conservative	Caroline Brook	2022
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Bennett	2024
Southwick and Wickham	Liberal Democrat	Chris Chamberlain	2023
	Liberal Democrat	Neil Cutler	2022
	Liberal Democrat	Angela Clear	2024
St Barnabas	Liberal Democrat	Jonny Morris	2023
	Liberal Democrat	James Batho	2022
	Liberal Democrat	Kelsie Learney	2024
St Bartholomew	Liberal Democrat	Nathan Eve	2023
	Liberal Democrat	Kathleen Becker	2022
	Liberal Democrat	John Tippett-Cooper	2024
St Luke	Liberal Democrat	Charlie Wise	2023
St Luke	Liberal Democrat	Jamie Scott	2024
St Michael	Liberal Democrat	Richard Murphy	2024
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Reach	2022
	Liberal Democrat	Rachel Aron	2024
St Paul	Liberal Democrat	Martin Tod	2023
	Liberal Democrat	Lucille Thompson	2022
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Westwood	2024
The Worthys	Liberal Democrat	Jane Rutter	2023
	Liberal Democrat	Jackie Porter	2022
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Cramoysan	2024
Upper Meon Valley	Liberal Democrat	Jerry Pett	2023
Upper Meon Valley	Conservative	Neil Bolton	2022
Whiteley & Shedfield	Liberal Democrats	Sudhakar Achwal	2023
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Small	2022
	Liberal Democrats	Vivian Achwal	2024
Wonston & Micheldever	Conservative	Caroline Horrill	2023
	Conservative	Partrick Cunningham	2022
	Conservative	Stephen Godfrey	2024

Since 2024, the City of Winchester has straddled three parliamentary constituencies. Winchester constituency covers most of the district area, including 13 of the 16 City Council wards of the district. Hamble Valley constituency lies mostly within the boroughs of Eastleigh and Fareham, but also includes Winchester's Whiteley and Shedfield ward. Fareham and Waterlooville constituency lies mostly in the Fareham and Havant districts, but also includes Winchester's Denmead and Southwick & Wickham wards.^[26] Since the boundaries were introduced in 2024, Winchester constituency has been represented by Danny Chambers, Hamble Valley has been represented by Paul Holmes and Fareham and Waterlooville by Suella Braverman.

Premises

The council meets at Winchester Guildhall, on the section of High Street known as The Broadway. The main building was built between 1871 and 1875.^[27] The council's main offices are in an adjoining modern building called City Offices, to the rear of the Guildhall on Colebrook Street.^[28]

Demographics

A Legatum Prosperity Index published by the Legatum Institute in October 2016 showed the City of Winchester as the third most prosperous council area in the United Kingdom, after the Borough of Waverley and Mole Valley.^[29]

Ethnicity

Ethnic Group	1991^[30]		2001^[31]		2011^[32]
Ethnic Group	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%

White: Total	95,427	99%	104,907	97.8%	111,577	95.7%
White: British	–	–	101,689	94.8%	107,070	91.8%
White: Irish	–	–	750		733
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller	–	–	–	–	263
White: Other	–	–	2,468		3,511
Asian or Asian British: Total	563	0.6%	1,063	1%	2,639	2.3%
Asian or Asian British: Indian	144		382		665
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani	31		44		92
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi	80		180		222
Asian or Asian British: Chinese	142		324		745
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian	166		133		915
Black or Black British: Total	147	0.2%	270	0.3%	457	0.4%
Black or Black British: Caribbean	54		118		147
Black or Black British: African	41		126		250
Black or Black British: Other Black	52		26		60
Mixed or British Mixed: Total	–	–	708	0.7%	1,626	1.4%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean	–	–	142		321
Mixed: White and Black African	–	–	86		180
Mixed: White and Asian	–	–	283		684
Mixed: Other Mixed	–	–	197		441
Other: Total	249	0.3%	274	0.3%	296	0.3%
Other: Arab	–	–	–	–	110
Other: Any other ethnic group	249	0.3%	274	0.3%	186

Total	96,386	100%	107,222	100%	116,595	100%

Parishes

Much of the borough is covered by civil parishes. The main part of the Winchester urban area, roughly corresponding to the pre-1974 borough, is an unparished area.^[26] The council runs a "Winchester Town Forum" for this area to discuss local matters in that area in the absence of a parish council.^[33] The parish councils for New Alresford and Whiteley have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council". Some of the smaller parishes have a parish meeting rather than a parish council.^[34]

The parishes are:

Notes

^ Elected as a Conservative

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Winchester Local Authority (E07000094)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "Local Authority Districts, Counties and Unitary Authorities (April 2021) Map in United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics: Open Geography Portal. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "History of the Mayor". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ Municipal Corporations Act. 1835. p. 459. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832. 1832. p. 344. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Winchester Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 17 November 2023
^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
^ "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^ "No. 46255". The London Gazette. 4 April 1974. p. 4401.
^ Atkinson, Christopher (16 May 2024). "New Winchester mayor appointed in special ceremony". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023
^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
^ "Members". South Downs National Park Authority. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
^ "Winchester". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^ "Winchester Lib Dems win by-election in Oliver's Battery and Badger Farm". Hampshire Chronicle. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^ "Council minutes". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ "Cabinet, Wednesday, 11th February, 2004 9.00 am - Minutes" (PDF). Winchester City Council. Winchester City Council. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2023. Mr Penman had been a Member of the Council from 1962 to 1987 and Leader from 1979 to 1987
^ Macdonald, Jock (2022). Gibbon's Years. Part 2 Section 45: Matador Books. ISBN 9781805146940.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (13 August 2013). "Winchester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ "Local elections 2024: full mayoral and council results for England". The Guardian. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Election results". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
^ "The Winchester (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/2063, retrieved 17 November 2023
^ "City councillor resigns from the Conservatives to better represent residents". Hampshire Chronicle. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
^ Historic England. "Guildhall, Winchester (Grade II) (1095464)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Contact us". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ Braiden, Gerry (13 October 2016). "Scots authority named amongst UK's top 10 most prosperous – as neighbouring city props up table". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ Data is taken from United Kingdom Casweb Data services of the United Kingdom 1991 Census on Ethnic Data for England, Scotland and Wales (Table 6)
^ "Office of National Statistics; 2001 Census Key Statistics". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "2011 Census: Ethnic Group, local authorities in England and Wales". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Winchester Town Forum". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Parish council contact details". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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[SCook-26] Elected as a Conservative

[2021_Nomis-1] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Winchester Local Authority (E07000094)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[2] "Local Authority Districts, Counties and Unitary Authorities (April 2021) Map in United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics: Open Geography Portal. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[3] "History of the Mayor". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[4] Municipal Corporations Act. 1835. p. 459. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[5] Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832. 1832. p. 344. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[6] "Winchester Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[7] "The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 17 November 2023

[8] "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023

[9] "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

[10] "No. 46255". The London Gazette. 4 April 1974. p. 4401.

[11] Atkinson, Christopher (16 May 2024). "New Winchester mayor appointed in special ceremony". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

[12] "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023

[13] "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[14] "Members". South Downs National Park Authority. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[compositions-15] "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

[gain-16] "Winchester". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

[battery-17] "Winchester Lib Dems win by-election in Oliver's Battery and Badger Farm". Hampshire Chronicle. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

[18] "Council minutes". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

[19] "Cabinet, Wednesday, 11th February, 2004 9.00 am - Minutes" (PDF). Winchester City Council. Winchester City Council. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2023. Mr Penman had been a Member of the Council from 1962 to 1987 and Leader from 1979 to 1987

[20] Macdonald, Jock (2022). Gibbon's Years. Part 2 Section 45: Matador Books. ISBN 9781805146940.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[21] Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (13 August 2013). "Winchester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

[22] "Local elections 2024: full mayoral and council results for England". The Guardian. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[23] "Election results". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

[24] "The Winchester (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/2063, retrieved 17 November 2023

[25] "City councillor resigns from the Conservatives to better represent residents". Hampshire Chronicle. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[electionmaps-27] "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

[28] Historic England. "Guildhall, Winchester (Grade II) (1095464)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[29] "Contact us". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[30] Braiden, Gerry (13 October 2016). "Scots authority named amongst UK's top 10 most prosperous – as neighbouring city props up table". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[:412-31] Data is taken from United Kingdom Casweb Data services of the United Kingdom 1991 Census on Ethnic Data for England, Scotland and Wales (Table 6)

[32] "Office of National Statistics; 2001 Census Key Statistics". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[:36-33] "2011 Census: Ethnic Group, local authorities in England and Wales". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[34] "Winchester Town Forum". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[35] "Parish council contact details". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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v t e Ceremonial county of Hampshire
Hampshire Portal
Unitary authorities	City of Portsmouth City of Southampton
Boroughs or districts	Borough of Basingstoke and Deane District of East Hampshire Borough of Eastleigh Borough of Fareham Borough of Gosport District of Hart Borough of Havant District of New Forest Borough of Rushmoor Borough of Test Valley City of Winchester
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Aldershot Alton Andover Basingstoke Bishop's Waltham Blackwater Bordon Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Emsworth Fareham Farnborough Fleet Fordingbridge Gosport Havant Hedge End Horndean Hythe Lymington New Alresford New Milton North Baddesley Petersfield Portchester Portsmouth Ringwood Romsey Southampton South Hayling Stockbridge Stubbington Tadley Totton Waterlooville Whitchurch Winchester Yateley See also: List of civil parishes in Hampshire
Rivers	Avon Beaulieu Hamble Itchen Meon Test Wallington Wey
Topics	Parliamentary constituencies Places Population of major settlements SSSIs Country houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings Scheduled monuments South Coast Plain South Downs History Schools Further education Museums Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs

v t e Districts of South East England
Berkshire	Bracknell Forest Reading Slough West Berkshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham
Buckinghamshire	Buckinghamshire Milton Keynes
East Sussex	Brighton and Hove Eastbourne Hastings Lewes Rother Wealden
Hampshire	Basingstoke and Deane East Hampshire Eastleigh Fareham Gosport Hart Havant New Forest Portsmouth Rushmoor Southampton Test Valley Winchester
Isle of Wight	Isle of Wight
Kent	Ashford Canterbury Dartford Dover Folkestone and Hythe Gravesham Maidstone Medway Sevenoaks Swale Thanet Tonbridge and Malling Tunbridge Wells
Oxfordshire	Cherwell Oxford South Oxfordshire Vale of White Horse West Oxfordshire
Surrey	Elmbridge Epsom and Ewell Guildford Mole Valley Reigate and Banstead Runnymede Spelthorne Surrey Heath Tandridge Waverley Woking
West Sussex	Adur Arun Chichester Crawley Horsham Mid Sussex Worthing

v t e Electoral wards and parishes in the City of Winchester District, Hampshire, England (since 2016 boundary changes)
	Wonston and Micheldever	Crawley Littleton and Harestock Micheldever South Wonston Sparsholt Wonston
	The Worthys	Headbourne Worthy Kings Worthy
	Alresford and Itchen	Bighton Itchen Stoke and Ovington Bishops Sutton Itchen Valley New Alresford Northington Old Alresford
	Winchester	Winchester unparished city area has five wards: St Barnabas, St Bartholomew, St Luke, St Michael, St Paul
	Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery	Badger Farm Compton and Shawford Hursley Olivers Battery Otterbourne
	Colden Common and Twyford	Colden Common Twyford
	Upper Meon Valley	Chilcomb Tichborne Cheriton Beauworth Kilmeston Bramdean and Hinton Ampner Owslebury Upham Exton Warnford West Meon Corhampton and Meonstoke
	Bishops Waltham	Durley Bishops Waltham
	Central Meon Valley	Swanmore Droxford Soberton Hambledon
	Whiteley and Shedfield	Curdridge Whiteley Shedfield
	Denmead	Denmead Newlands
	Southwick and Wickham	Wickham Boarhunt Southwick and Widley Newlands
(Wards ordered from north-west corner, across the map, and then progressively south and east)