An Important English TownThe site o

An Important English Town
The site of the town of Winchester was a natural place for a settlement , at the point where a river cut through the chalk of the southern hillsides. A simple camp at St Catherine's Hill was the earliest known use of the site. This was followed by an Iron Age hill-fort , but this was left uninhabited by 100 BC. It was the Romans who finally established the town and surrounded it with a defensive wall for the protection of their people and trade.

With the building of its first cathedral in the seventh century, the town became an important religious centre. Later King Alfred, who had successfully pushed back the invading Danes, moved hi palace to Winchester . The town then experienced rapid development, and its central role in English history was underlined in 1066 when the conquering Normans , like Alfred , made Winchester their capital.

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An Important English TownThe site of the town of Winchester was a natural place for a settlement, at the point where a river cut through the chalk of the southern hillsides. A simple camp at St Catherine's Hill was the earliest known use of the site. This was followed by an Iron Age hill-fort, but this was left uninhabited by 100 BC. It was the Romans who finally established the town and surrounded it with a defensive wall for the protection of their people and trade.With the building of its first cathedral in the seventh century, the town became an important religious centre. Later King Alfred, who had successfully pushed back the invading Danes moved hi palace to Winchester. The town then experienced rapid development, and its central role in English history was underlined in 1066 when the conquering Time, like Alfred, Winchester made their capital.