by Krish | Jan 23, 2019 | Period Property Locations
Maldon in Essex is a historic maritime and market town situated on the river Chelmer. The town dates back to the Saxon period and was first recorded in 913, when it was known as Maeldun. Maldon was an important port in the Saxon period and around 914AD King Edward the...
by Krish | Jan 3, 2019 | Period Property Locations
The name Hungerford is believed to have derived from a Saxon name meaning “Hanging Wood Ford”. The first written evidence of Hungerford was in 1108. However, stone age tools and remains of a bronze age building have since been discovered in the local area....
by Krish | Nov 13, 2018 | Period Property Locations
The first written record of Thames Ditton in Surrey was in 983. However, it remained a small village until the early 16th Century when Hampton Court Palace was built nearby. In 1525 when the palace was claimed by Henry VIII, palace officials and other workers took up...
by Krish | Oct 30, 2018 | Period Property Locations
Lewes was originally a Saxon village founded in around the 6th Century after the Saxons invaded East Sussex in the 5th Century. There has also been evidence that the Roman settlement of Mutuantonis may have been in the local area. The Saxon village grew to be a town...
by Krish | Oct 16, 2018 | Period Property Locations
Wantage is a historic market town dating back to the Roman times. The Roman village of Wantage originally was built to serve the agricultural community in the surrounding countryside. The village appears to have been built in the 1st Century and survived well into the...
by Krish | Sep 12, 2018 | Period Property Locations
Thatcham is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the country, with evidence of occupation dating from prehistoric times. There have been archaeological finds in the town from the Palaeolithic over 12,000 years ago, but it is unknown whether...
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