by Krish | Nov 8, 2017 | Period Property Locations
Do you want to explore different historic sites in England? You can now view a walk around tour of around 30 different English Heritage sites from the comfort of your own home. English Heritage this week announced their partnership with Google to publish images of...
by Krish | Oct 24, 2017 | Period Property Locations
Wokingham means ‘Wocca’s people’s home’ and the town dates back to the Saxon times, when the town was a Saxon settlement occupied by the followers of a man called Wocca. Wocca also owned lands at Wokefield and Woking. However, the first recorded mention of Wokingham...
by Krish | Oct 16, 2017 | Period Property Locations
Haslemere is located within Surrey, in the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is near the border of Hampshire and Sussex. Prehistoric tools and weapons have been discovered in the area dating from Celtic and Romano-British times. However, very little...
by Krish | Oct 3, 2017 | Period Property Locations
Royal Tunbridge Wells, commonly referred to as Tunbridge Wells, was initially a spa retreat after Lord North drank from the local spring in 1606 and claimed it healed him from his illness. When he returned to London the news spread and many people flocked to the...
by Krish | Sep 19, 2017 | Period Property Locations
The earliest mention of Amersham as a settlement was in 796. Between 1066 and 1655 Amersham is recorded to have had 38 different names, including Agmodesham, Hamersham and Amersame. Amersham was next mentioned in the Doomsday survey of 1086 and then in 1200 where King...
by Krish | Sep 5, 2017 | Period Property Locations
Guildford was initially a Saxon village located by a ford. The village grew and became a town in the early 10th Century. Guildford’s main industry in medieval times was making wool. The town grew in importance over the years, becoming home to a hospital in the 12th...
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