Crossword Error?

[Caran]

I bought a puzzler magazine today. Did a quiz type crossword. I think they made a mistake. Clue. Which former southern English country ( yes that's what was printed) had Winchester as its countytown?
I thought the answer was Wessex. The magazine says Sussex. Am I right?

[Canary42]

Cartainly not Sussex I'm sure. Now it's Hampshire - I thought Wessex was just an invention of Thomas Hardy.

[Canary42]

Ooops. Looks like it may be correct after all - but kingdom of Wessex, not country.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wessex

[JimF]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wessex

[JJ109]

There was a Kingdom of Sussex also, but its capital was Chichester
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sussex

[Caran]

Sussex is not a former county, but Wessex is.

[JJ109]

Sussex is a former county but was then split into two counties East Sussex and West Sussex. When I was at school there was only ONE Sussex, not East and West!

Both Sussex and Wessex were also former "kingdoms".

[JJ109]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Sussex

"West Sussex is the western part of the historic county of Sussex, formerly a medieval kingdom"