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Winchester history
Prehistory
The area around Winchester has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Three Iron Age hillforts, Oram’s Arbour, St. Catherine’s Hill, and Worthy Down all nearby. In the Late Iron Age, a more urban settlement type developed, known as an oppidum.
Roman period
After the Roman conquest of Britain, the settlement served as the capital (Latin: civitas) of the Belgae. At the beginning of the third century, Winchester was given protective stone walls. At around this time the city covered an area of 144 acres (58 ha) Winchester began to decline in the later fourth century.
Medieval period
Winchester appears in early Welsh literature and is commonly identified as the city of Cair Guinntguic listed among the 28 cities of Britain in the History of the Britons. The city may have functioned as a centre for a religious community or a royal palace. In 648 King Cenwalh of Wessex erected the Church of St Peter and St Paul, later known as the Old Minster. The present form of the city dates from reconstruction in the late 9th century.
Modern period
The City Cross (also known as the Buttercross) features 12 statues of the Virgin Mary, other saints and various historical figures. The city walls were originally built in the Roman period covering an area of around 138 acres (56 ha), and were rebuilt and expanded in sections over time. A large portion of the city walls, built on Roman foundations, were demolished in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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