Winchester
Hampshire, United Kingdom
Winchester developed from the Roman town of Venta Belgarum, which in turn developed from an Iron Age oppidum. Also was one of the most important cities in England until the Norman conquest in the eleventh century. It has since become one of the most expensive and affluent areas in the United Kingdom.
Majestic A centre for royal administration in the 7th and 8th centuries
Still in use The city’s major landmark is Winchester Cathedral. Also it’s home to the oldest public school in the United Kingdom still using its original buildings
Shopping time Winchester hosts one of the UK’s larger farmers‘ markets, with about 100 stalls
Long time in service The mill was recorded, milling corn, in the Domesday Book of 1086
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