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Winchester is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Clark County, Kentucky, about 18 miles east of Lexington and roughly halfway between Lexington and Mt. Sterling, within the Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area.

Winchester was named after Winchester, Virginia.

Winchester had a population of 19,134 at the 2020 census, up from 18,368 in 2010, with 8,020 households and 8,758 housing units counted in 2020 and a median age of 38.0 years.

Ale-8-One, a ginger-and-citrus soft drink sold almost exclusively in Kentucky, has been bottled in Winchester since 1926.

Beer cheese, a sharp cheddar spread, was developed in Clark County near Winchester in the 1940s, and the city celebrates it with the annual Beer Cheese Festival each June.

Winchester students attend George Rogers Clark High School, and the city is also home to the Winchester Campus of Bluegrass Community and Technical College.

Kentucky Wesleyan College was located in Winchester from 1890 to 1954, after which the Churches of Christ ran Southeastern Christian College on the campus until 1979, and the grounds were preserved as a public park.

The Oliver School, which served Winchester's Black students from 1892 to 1969, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004.

Winchester's historic sites include the Bluegrass Heritage Museum, the Clark Mansion (Governor Clark House), the Leeds Theater, and the Winchester Opera House.

Interstate 64 crosses the northern part of Winchester with access from exits 94 and 96, U.S. Route 60 runs through downtown, and the Mountain Parkway begins just northeast of the city, running about 75 miles east to Salyersville.