| England has many fine, historic and
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| | have a Normal church as its focal point;
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| beautiful towns and villages but it would
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| | it has a Norman cathedral; arguably, the
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| be hard to find a town that could surpass
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| | finest cathedral in England. The setting
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| Winchester in its beauty.When you think
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| | is also perfect. The cathedral has a
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| of the quintessential ancient, historic
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| | park-like setting of grass and shady
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| English town, what does you imagination
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| | trees. In summer the vistor can picnic on
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| conjure up? The town would be full of old
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| | the lawn along with the local
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| medieval, Georgian and Victorian
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| | residents.Winchester was once the ancient
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| buildings that are nestled into one
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| | capital of Anglo-Saxon England; the other
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| another. There would be a beautiful
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| | half of England being occupied by
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| winding river running through the centre
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| | Vikings. It was one man who kept the
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| of it. Of course it would have a
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| | southern half of England free of Vikings
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| beautiful Norman church set in a green.
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| | and that was King Alfred the Great. He
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| The roads and lanes would be small and
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| | was a local boy, you know. He was crowned
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| intimate, crammed with delightful shops
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| | king of England in the cathedral and
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| and restaurants. What imagined English
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| | lived and died in the city. You can visit
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| town would not have a king or two buried
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| | the spot where he was buried alongside
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| in the church grounds: perhaps even a
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| | his wife and eldest son. He is the only
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| saint or two. And of course it would have
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| | English king to have ever been given the
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| a long association with artists and
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| | epitaph 'the Great'.You can also visit
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| writers, beguiled by the town charms; and
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| | the tombs of other 'minor' kings of
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| would it be stretching the dream too far
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| | England in the cathedral.And what about
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| to suppose that world famous writers
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| | the saints I mentioned earlier. Well,
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| lived, died and were buried there.If you
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| | we've all heard about St Swithin's day
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| come and visit Winchester you may think
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| | and how, if it rains on this day it'll
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| you are dreaming, for the town has all of
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| | rain for the next 40 days. St. Swithin
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| the above and so much more.The town is
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| | was tutor to King Alfred and was also
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| settled into the soft rolling hills and
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| | buried in a tomb in the cathedral. It'll
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| meadows that are found on the edge of the
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| | be no surprise to the reader now, to be
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| chalk-downs in the county of Hampshire.
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| | told that there are other, lesser saints
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| It would be fair to say that the county
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| | buried within the cathedral.The beauty of
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| of Hampshire is what most envisage when
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| | Winchester has always attracted royalty,
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| the think of what the English landscape
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| | the wealthy and famour people of the day.
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| should look like. And the approach into
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| | It has always been a magnet for writers.
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| Winchester on any road is delightful.The
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| | Keats was a frequent visitor as was
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| River Itchen runs through the middle of
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| | Anthony Trollope; both writer based works
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| the town. In fact many tributaries and
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| | on the city and its surroundings. Perhaps
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| streams run through the town. In medieval
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| | the most famous writer who lived in
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| times the town was famous for it's
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| | Winchester was Jane Austen who wrote some
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| cultivation of watercress (the plant is
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| | of the most enduring novels in English.
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| still grown outside of the town).
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| | Jane Austen was born in Hampshire and
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| Watercress requires water of exceptional
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| | lived most of her life in the county. She
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| clarity and purity in which to grow, and
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| | died in Winchester and was also buried
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| the River Itchen's water is crystal
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| | inside the cathedral.The items of
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| clear. In fact the river is so clean that
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| | interest mentioned above are just a
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| when you stroll along its banks you can
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| | fraction of what the visitor can find of
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| see the many fresh water trout in the
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| | interest in this city. There is much,
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| river. And I'm not lying when I tell you
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| | much more. Even if the visitor was
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| that you can see anglers fly-fishing in
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| | oblivious to the town's rich and proud
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| the middle of the town! When you walk
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| | history and the famous citizens who live
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| along the many riverside walks you will
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| | and died there, the visitor could not
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| also see ducks, moorhens, swans and all
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| | miss the incomparable charm and beautiful
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| manner of wildlife.Winchester doesn't
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| | that the city has in abundance.
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