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Covering Winchester, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Basingstoke, Newport, Aldershot, Alresford, Alton, Andover, Bordon, Brockenhurst, Eastleigh, Fareham, Isle of Wight, Farnborough, Fleet, Gosport, Havant, Hayling Island, Hook, Liphook, Liss, Lymington, Lyndhurst, Petersfield, Ringwood, Romsey, Southsea, Whitchurch, Freshwater, Newport, Sandown, Totland Bay, Vetnor and all areas of Hampshire.
The county of Hampshire is situated on the South Coast of England, and borders Berkshire, Sussex, Surrey, Wiltshire and Dorset. It’s population of just under 1.7 million residents makes it the fifth most inhabitated area in Britain. The popluation is scattered evenly over the county of Hampshire – with the three large cities being Southampton, Posrtsmouth and Basingstoke.
There are other towns of worth however, which include Winchester, Gosport, Aldershot, Farnborough, Alresford and Andover.
The Cathedral city of Winchester, was once not just the principle city of Hampshire, but also the capital of England, it wasn’t until the Norman times, when London evolved into the capital city. Winchester is the home of a stunning cathedral, which was originally built around 1079. The cathedral was used recently in the Hollywood film “Elizabeth – The Golden Age” which featured the brilliant actors Cate Blanchett and Clive Owen.
Two of Britian’s most notable writers also came from Hampshire – Charles Dickens and Jane Austin, who are buried in Winchester Cathedral. You can still go to Jane Austin’s house in Selbourne – near Alton.
Hampshire has excellent transport routes of all types. They include an international airport in Southampton. South West trains move over the county on the way to London and the M3 motorway goes through the county diagonally from South West to North East on it’s way from Southampton to London.There are also ferry routes to France and the Isle of Wight from Southampton and Portsmouth.
One well known area of notice in Hampshire is the Watercress Line – which is situated amid Alton and Alresford. It is a heritage steam railway that often hosts Thomas the Tank Engine and is a popular tourist attraction.
Within Hampshire there are twenty four independent secondary schools in the county as well as a considerable number of sixth form colleges and a number of universities – including Southampton, Solent, Portsmouth, Winchester and Farnborough College of Technology.
Farnborough is well known for it’s biannual air show – which attracts more than 150,000 visitors. The event has been hosted in Farnborough since 1948 and attracts well liked acts like the Red Devils.
A considerable quantity of the New Forest is also located in Hampshire. About 90% of the forest is still owned by the Royal Family and it is territory to a quantity of different species of deer including Red deer, Roe deer, Muntjac and Sike deer. The forest covers 16,000 acres.
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