Hampshire

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A county with a population of over 1,500,000) covering 1,503 square miles (3,893 sq km), in South central England. Winchester is the county town.

In Hampshire there are the popular towns of Christchurch, Whitchurch, Alton, Ashurst, Basingstoke, Farnborough, Lyndhurst, Romsey, Petersfield, Lymington, Portsmouth, Aldershot, Southsea, Oakley, Southampton, Fleet, Andover, Hook, Winchester and Yateley

Geography
The terrain is undulating and is crossed by two chalk downs, rising in places to more than 800 feet above sea level (244 metres). The major rivers are the Avon, the Test and the Itchen.

Industry
Hampshire is mainly an agricultural county, producing corn and dairy produce. Market gardening is also an important sector of the economy. There is an oil refinery at Fawley and computer technology and aircraft engineering at Farnborough, which is one of the county's major centres. There are three major ports at Gosport, Southampton, and Portsmouth.

History
Evidence of prehistoric and Roman settlement can be found throughout the county. Hampshire was once part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex.

Places of Interest
Beaulieu Abbey and the National Motor Museum, Broadlands, Exbury Gardens & House, HMS Victory, Itchen Valley Country Park, Lepe Country Park, Marwell Zoo, Mid-Hants Watercress Railway, Mottisfont Abbey, Netley Abbey, New Forest, New Forest Museum, River Avon, River Hamble, River Itchen, Portchester Castle, River Meon, River Test, Romsey Abbey, Royal Victoria Country Park, Silchester Roman Town, Southampton Water, South Downs Way, Stratfield Saye House, The Vyne, Whitchurch Silk Mill.

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