| Winchester is beautifully located in the
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| | place. He is the only king of England
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| soft, rolling South Downs in the county
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| | ever to have been given the title 'The
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| of Hampshire. One time capital of the
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| | Great'.
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| ancient English Wessex region, you can
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| | Another famous citizen of Winchester was
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| easily explore its beautifully preserved
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| | the author Jane Austen. She spent her
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| buildings and parks on foot. It really is
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| | last few months living in Winchester. You
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| the quintessential English town.
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| | can visit her tomb in Winchester
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| People settled Winchester thousands of
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| | Cathedral. The house she lived out her
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| years ago. They settled along, what is
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| | last days can still be seen in College
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| now called the River Itchen, whose waters
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| | Street. It is now a private residence.
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| are crystal clear and sustain an
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| | Visitors to Winchester include John Keats
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| abundance of fish and waterfowl. Indeed,
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| | and Anthony Trollope; both of whom wrote
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| you can see anglers fishing for trout
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| | pieces that were set in Winchester. Right
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| within a five-minute walk of the city.
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| | up until the late Georgian period
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| The Romans founded a garrison in
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| | Winchester played host to the kings and
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| Winchester and it peaked under Roman rule
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| | queens of England during the summer
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| around the 4th century. The invading
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| | months.
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| Saxon tribes later remodelled it. Much of
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| | Like these visitors of times past, you
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| the street layout is from this time.
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| | will fall in love with this ancient and
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| Later, after the Norman Conquest,
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| | beautiful city. You can stroll about its
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| Winchester Cathedral was built and during
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| | medieval streets; admire its Georgian
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| the Georgian period many of the houses
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| | architecture and marvel at its Victorian
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| dating from the Middle Ages were faced
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| | buildings and parks. You can walk along
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| with brick and re-styled in the
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| | the banks of the Itchen River. Its waters
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| neo-classical style favored by the
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| | are still filled with trout and eel, all
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| Georgians.
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| | of which you can easily see owing to its
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| The most famous citizen of Winchester was
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| | crystal clear water. And, within 5
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| King Alfred the Great. He has been
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| | minutes, you can find yourself strolling
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| described as one of the greatest English
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| | in green, unspoilt meadows. But, the
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| men whoever lived. He was a warrior, a
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| | jewel in the crown must surely be
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| devote Christian, a great statesman and a
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| | Winchester Cathedral. It has been
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| scholar. Alfred was born in 849AD and
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| | described as the finest cathedral in all
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| ruled Wessex (most of southern England)
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| | England. There has been a place of
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| between the years 871 to 899. He defeated
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| | worship on this site for about 1500
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| the Danes and saved the southern half of
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| | years! The architecture of the building
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| England from the Danelaw. He made
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| | is exquisite and the cathedral setting is
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| Winchester his capital and set about
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| | perfect; surrounded by greens and
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| rebuilding the city. Upon his death he
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| | courtyards. Do go inside and marvel at
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| was buried in the city. You can visit the
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| | the stain-glass and the tombs of many of
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| ruins of Hyde Abbey, his final resting
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| | the great who are buried there.
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