Tag: English Heritage Sites

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The Legends of Winchester

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Like many places we visited, Winchester has a long and rich history dating back to prehistoric and Roman times.  Today, the Hampshire County Councils are based in Winchester, and it is said to be one of the most desirable cities in England in which to live. I can understand why.  It was a lovely city to visit, and as it was directly on the way to London from Lymington via M3, it is within easy distance of several major cities.

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Prehistoric History: Stonehenge

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Our first full day in England was spent at prehistoric Stonehenge and in Salisbury. Stonehenge is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and it thought to have been built in during the later part of the Neolithic Era and the Bronze Age between 3000 and 1250 BC. Today, it stands, millennia later, as a testament to human ingenuity.