by Krish | Oct 16, 2019 | Period Property Locations
Leatherhead in Surrey was originally an Anglo-Saxon town which grew on the side of the River Mole. There is also evidence nearby of pre-historic and Celtic farming on the North Downs. The parish church was originally built in the 11th Century and has undergone several...
by Krish | Oct 1, 2019 | Period Property Locations
There is evidence of human habitation near Ashford since the Iron Age. Archaeological work has also revealed a Roman town that existed at Ashford. However, the current town dates from a Saxon settlement in 893 AD. In the 13th Century Ashford grew in importance as an...
by Krish | Sep 17, 2019 | Period Property Locations
Alton in Hampshire is believed to date back to the Anglo-Saxon period. However, evidence has been found of a Roman posting station in nearby Neatham, located by the Roman road which connects Chichester and Silchester. Sons of William the Conqueror, Robert Duke of...
by Krish | Sep 3, 2019 | Period Property Locations
The first settlement in Dorking is believed to date from the Roman times, however the name Dorking is Saxon driving from ‘Dorchingas’. Dorking appears in the Domesday Book as the Manor of Dorchinges, covering the modern parishes of Dorking, Capel and the Holmwoods. By...
by Krish | Aug 28, 2019 | Period Property Locations
For the first time, this year the Heritage Open Days will run for 10 consecutive days between the 13th and the 22nd September. 2019 celebrates 25 years of the Heritage Open Days, England’s contribution to the European Heritage Days. The first event in 1994 had 701...
by Krish | Aug 20, 2019 | Period Property Locations
Princes Risborough is a small town at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire. The location of Princes Risborough probably played a large part in its existence, with the town providing a link between the River Thames and the Icknield Way, both of which were...
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