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Monthly Archives: May 2008
Fortified by Anglo-Saxons
From two towns with three-letter names, we progressed to one with a ten-letter name: Winchester. Under the Romans, this town was known as Venta (pronounced “Wenta”) and when the Anglo-Saxon invaders occupied it, they added the word “ceaster” (meaning “fortified … Continue reading
