This is the next instalment of my monthly feature going
through the Counties of the UK in alphabetical order to check out things of
interest. I hope you enjoy it
Location
Pronounciation –
ham + sheer
Nickname –
Hants
Flag
County
seat
– Winchester (once the capital of England)
Unusual
village name – Bedlam Bottom
Flower –
dog-rose
Signature
foods – lamb, beef, pork and watercress
Famous
places to visit – Winchester Cathedral, New Forest, Basingstoke Canal, Chawton (home of Jane Austen),
Southampton (where the Mayflower departed), Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey)
Famous
people from Hampshire – Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Isambard
Kingdom Brunel, Duke of Wellington, John Everett Millais, Lord Denning (Judge),
Colin Firth, Malcolm Gladwell, Henry III, Liz Hurley
I would like to visit Winchester, and if I am in the area then yes, might as well drop in at Downton!
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