by Krish | Mar 13, 2018 | Period Property Locations
Abingdon is argued to be Britain’s oldest town. With archaeological discoveries dating back to the late Iron Age, the area is believed to have attracted early settlers due to the food and trading opportunities that the River Ock and River Thames provided. During the...
by Krish | Feb 27, 2018 | Period Property Locations
Fleet was originally uninhabited heathland used to graze animals and cut peal for fuel. Fleet Pond, believed to have been created during the Roman period, provided fish for the Bishops of Winchester and Winchester Abbey until 1536. The Basingstoke Canal, which passes...
by Krish | Feb 13, 2018 | Period Property Locations
The market town of Horsham in West Sussex dates back to 947 AD. Unusually for town names, the name has not altered since it was first written in the Saxon period. From 1066 the principal land-owning family were the de Braoses. They entertained different Kings several...
by Krish | Jan 30, 2018 | Period Property Locations
Canterbury in Kent is a historic cathedral city which has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the 1st Century AD, Romans captured the settlement, renaming it Durovernum Cantuacorum. The Romans built various new buildings, including a theatre, temple and public...
by Krish | Jan 16, 2018 | Period Property Locations
Aylesbury sits on the site of an Iron Age hillfort that is believed to date from around 650BC. The name Aylesbury derives from when the town was a Saxon settlement called Aegel’s burgh. Aylesbury was a large village during the Saxon period, with a population of...
by Krish | Nov 14, 2017 | Period Property Locations
Hastings is well known for the 1066 ‘Battle of Hastings’ where William the Conqueror defeated King Harold’s army to become the next King of England. However, most historians* believe that the battle was located at nearby Battle Abbey, approximately 6 miles North of...
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