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Hampshire is located on the South Coast of England, and neighbours Berkshire, Sussex, Surrey, Wiltshire and Dorset. It’s population of just under 1.7 million residents makes it the 5th most inhabitated area in Britain. The inhabitants are scattered evenly over the county of Hampshire – with the 3 major cities being Southampton, Posrtsmouth and Basingstoke.
The other towns of note however, which include Winchester, Gosport, Aldershot, Farnborough, Alresford and Andover.
Winchester, was at one point not just the principle city of Hampshire, but also the capital of England, it wasn’t until the Norman period, when London became the capital city. Winchester is the home of a stunning cathedral, which was originally constructed around 1079. Winchester Cathedral was used recently in the Hollywood film “Elizabeth – The Golden Age” which featured the brilliant actors Cate Blanchett and Clive Owen.
Two of Englands best known writers also came from Hampshire – Charles Dickens and Jane Austin, who are buried in Winchester Cathedral. You can still go to Jane Austin’s home in Selbourne – near Alton.
The County of Hampshire has brilliant transport links of all types. These consist of an international airport in Southampton. South West trains move over the county on the way to London and the M3 motorway goes right through the county diagonally from South West to North East on the way from Southampton to London.There are also ferry links to France and the Isle of Wight from Southampton and Portsmouth.
One well known place of interest in Hampshire is the Watercress Line – which is located between Alton and Alresford. This is a heritage steam railway that often hosts Thomas the Tank Engine and is a sought after tourist draw.
There are 24 independent secondary schools in the county as well as a considerable number of sixth form colleges and an amount of universities – including Southampton, Solent, Portsmouth, Winchester and Farnborough College of Technology.
Farnborough is well known for it’s biannual air show – which draws in over 150,000 visitors. The event has been held in Farnborough since 1948 and attracts well known acts like the Red Devils.
A considerable amount of the New Forest is also located in Hampshire. About 90% of the forest is still owned by the Royal Family and it is home to a number of different species of deer including Red deer, Roe deer, Muntjac and Sike deer. The forest covers 16,000 acres.
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