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    Anglo-Saxon settlements around Southampton had been fortified with walls or ditches, the later walls originate with the move of the town to the current site in...
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    fortified town walls, many of which still stand today. Jane Austen also lived in Southampton for a number of years. In 1964, the town of Southampton acquired...
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  • Wikimedia Commons has media related to City walls in Mexico. Campeche - majority of the walls around the old town survive Mayapan (Maya ruins) Mérida, Yucatán...
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    Bargate (category Buildings and structures in Southampton)
    gatehouse in the city centre of Southampton, England. Constructed in Norman times as part of the Southampton town walls, it was the main gateway to the...
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    merchant and mayor of Southampton, John Whytegod, lived in the property. After the French raid of Southampton in 1338 the walls were turned into what...
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    the 14th century, Southampton Castle sat alongside one and a quarter miles (2.0 km) of town walls, although the castle and the walls were kept administratively...
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    medieval gatehouse in the city centre of Southampton, England. Constructed in 1180 as part of the Southampton town walls Ightham Mote, in Kent has an imposing...
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    Carlisle city walls were a defensive structure surrounding the centre of Carlisle, Cumbria. The city walls ran from Carlisle Castle in the north-west of...
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  • Victorians. As a centre of commerce, an industrial town and an important military embarkation point, Southampton was a strategic target for the Luftwaffe and...
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  • 40415°W / 50.9027; -1.40415 c 1180 AD Norman gatehouse, part of the Southampton town walls. Bishop's Waltham Palace 50°57′12″N 1°12′51″W / 50.95343°N 1.21409°W...
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    old town of Southampton, England. It stands at the south-east corner of the town walls and permitted access to the town from the Platform and Town Quay...
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  • Unready is crowned in Southampton 10th century – Southampton town walls originate from around this time 11th century – Southampton Castle is built. 1070...
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    the city of Southampton, England, founded in 1070. It is the only church still active of the five originally in the medieval walled town. The church is...
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  • In total there are 317 listed buildings in the city of Southampton, of which 15 are Grade I, 20 are Grade II* and the remainder Grade II. Map all coordinates...
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  • bounded in the north by the Southampton Central Parks. There are several museums in the city centre, especially around the "Old Town" area. The museums include...
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    list of the tallest buildings and structures in Southampton ranks skyscrapers and structures in Southampton, England. Only structures taller than 150 feet...
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    Southampton is a passenger and cargo port in the central part of the south coast of England. The modern era in the history of the Port of Southampton...
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    and two unitary authority areas: Portsmouth and Southampton. The county historically contained the towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch, which are now...
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  • citizenship. Its town walls, constructed between 61 AD and 80 AD, are the oldest Roman town walls in Britain by at least 150 years. The town was home to a...
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    University of Southampton (abbreviated as Soton in post-nominal letters) is a public research university in Southampton, England. Southampton is a founding...
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  • In total there are 317 listed buildings in the city of Southampton, of which 13 are Grade I, 20 are Grade II*, and the remainder are Grade II. In England...
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    The Hamptons, part of the East End of Long Island, consist of the towns of Southampton and East Hampton, which together compose the South Fork of Long Island...
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    This list of town walls in England and Wales describes the fortified walls built and maintained around these towns and cities from the 1st century AD...
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    within the town walls. There were several other springs supplying water to the friary; these were located around The Polygon, Southampton, but no traces...
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    house in Southampton, England, incorrectly believed for a period to have been used by King John, resulting in its modern name. The west wall of the house...
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    for the city of Southampton, Hampshire, England. Originally founded in circa 634, St Mary's has been the mother church of Southampton since its inception...
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  • In total there are 317 listed buildings in the city of Southampton, of which 14 are Grade I, 20 are Grade II* and the remainder Grade II. In England,...
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    Clausentum, now the Bitterne Manor area of Southampton) around 70 AD. They operated a busy port, serving the large towns of Winchester and Salisbury. The settlement...
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    part of the borough of Fareham. It is situated between Portsmouth and Southampton near where the River Wallington enters Portsmouth Harbour. The name Wallington...
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    Clausentum (category History of Southampton)
    a small town in the Roman province of Britannia. The site is believed to be located in Bitterne Manor, which is now a suburb of Southampton. Route VII...
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