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Encyclopedia > Silchester

Silchester is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, UK. At the 2001 census it had a population of 918. It is best known for the adjacent archaeological site of Silchester Roman Town or Calleva Atrebatum. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Census 2001 is the name by which the national census conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 is known. ... Categories: Archaeology stubs | Archaeological sites in Britain | Berkshire | Hampshire | Roman sites in England ...

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Location

Silchester is located ten miles south-west of the large town of Reading, and five miles north of Basingstoke. The village itself has its own school, pub and a Roman wall with amphitheatre. A mile is any of a number of units of distance, each in the magnitude of 1–10 km. ... Reading is a town and a unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) in the English county of Berkshire. ... Basingstoke railway station, as seen from Churchill Way. ... The name amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is given to a public building of the Classical period (being particularly associated with ancient Rome) which was used for spectator sports, games and displays. ...


Position:Grid reference SU628618 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...


Nearby towns and cities: Basingstoke, Reading, Tadley Basingstoke railway station, as seen from Churchill Way. ... Reading is a town and a unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) in the English county of Berkshire. ... Map sources for Tadley at grid reference SU604612 Tadley is a small town and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. ...


Nearby villages: Bramley, Mortimer, Mortimer West End Bramley is a is a village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. ... Mortimer is a popular British name, used both as a surname and a given name. ...


Local government

Silchester is a civil parish with an elected parish council. Silchester parish falls within the area of Basingstoke and Deane District Council and of Hampshire County Council and all three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government. Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. ... Hampshire (abbr. ...


School education

Children aged 11 to 16 that receive state-funded education are likely to attend The Hurst Community College in Baughurst. The Hurst Community College The Hurst Community College, previously The Hurst Community School, is a school in the village of Baughurst, which is in the county of Hampshire in England. ... Map sources for Baughurst at grid reference SU582600 Baughurst is a parish in Hampshire, United Kingdom located just west of the town of Tadley, and 6 miles north of Basingstoke. ...


See also

This is a list of settlements and places of interest in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. ... This is a list of civil parishes in England, the smallest level of local government, split by county. ...

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Silchester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (162 words)
Silchester is located ten miles south-west of the large town of Reading, and five miles north of Basingstoke.
Silchester is a civil parish with an elected parish council.
Silchester parish falls within the area of Basingstoke and Deane District Council and of Hampshire County Council and all three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.
Silchester Roman Town - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (723 words)
Silchester Roman Town, or Calleva Atrebatum, was an Iron Age and subsequently Roman town and capital of the Celtic tribe named the Atrebates, located near the modern village of Silchester on what is today the border between the English counties of Berkshire and Hampshire.
Silchester is unusual in that, for reasons unknown, it was abandoned shortly after the end of the Roman era and, with the establishment of Reading Abbey, local political and commercial activity moved to nearby Reading.
Silchester was completely excavated by the Society of Antiquaries of London between the years 1890 and 1909, and this excavation provided valuable information about civic life and daily life in the first centuries of the Common Era, as well as a map of the Romano-British town.
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