Friday 18 January 2008

East Bergholt, Suffolk England

This is where Constable, the painter was born in 1776.

Nearby are places like Flatford mill which Constable painted.

Monday 14 January 2008

Treyford, West Sussex, England

Near here are the Devils Jumps, one of its Bronze Age bell-barrows or round barrows diameters at 140 ft is the biggest in Britain

Wednesday 9 January 2008

Friday Street, Surrey, England

Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury during king John's reign was born here in 1150, there is an Inn named ater him.

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

The castle is where Charles I was imprisoned 1647-48.

It may be locality of Wihtanbearh mentioned in Anglo-Saxon Chronicles.

Tennyson Down, Isle Of Wight

This is named after the poet Tennyson who used to walk here.

Wednesday 2 January 2008

Minstead, Hampshire England

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes is buried in the churchyard.

Golden Cap Hill, Dorset England

Golden Cap Hill has the highest cliffs in Southern England.
It also has wide views.

Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, England

This village near Dorchester, is where Thomas Hardy, the writer of such books as far from he maddening Crowd was born in 1840

Thetford, Norfolk England

Dad's Army was filmed here during the 1960's and 1970's.

A sikh prince`Freddie' Singh lived here during the 19h century, many illegimate chilren born in the town during his stay are believed to be his children.

Holford,Somerset, England

Nearby is Alfroxton House where William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy lived in 1797.

I believe they later moved to the Lake District.

Nether Stowey,Somerset, England

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the poet owned a cottage.