A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
WANS DYKE, an ancient British road in the SW of England; made by the Belgæ, for their N boundary; called originally Wodensdic, signifying Woden's Dyke; called afterwards Wandsdike and Wan's Dyke, commencing at Andover, in Hants; and going westward, through Wilts, to Portishead, in Somerset. It is about 80 miles long, and can still be traced for about 60 miles.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an ancient British road" (ADL Feature Type: "roadways") |
| Administrative units: | Hampshire AncC Somerset AncC Wiltshire AncC |
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