Alton
Edmund Spenser in Alton?
The question of whether Edmund Spenser ever lived in Alton is based on a few tantalizing clues that allude to little that can be substantiated. So it is with many historical nuggets that glint in amongst the splendour of Hampshire history.
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A turbulent time in Hampshire history and in England as a whole, the Alton Quakers persevered in a time of intolerance and the Meeting House stands as a testament to their dogged determination.
Read MoreHampshire Church Treasures No 10 Alton
St Lawrence church Alton contains a very beautiful mural on one of its C15th pillars. The church lay on the Pilgrim’s Way on the route from Winchester to Canterbury.
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