SilchesterSilchester (19th century) |
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old gazetteer |
Silchester Period - 19th century, early |
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Brookes 1815 a village in Hampshire, 6m N Basingstoke. It was once a city, and is said to have been the place where Arthur was crowned. There are large remains of its walls and ditches, enclosing an area of 80 acres; and two military roads from the S gate, one to Winchester, and the other to Old Sarum. |