How old is the place you'd regard as your home town? The remote village I spent my first eleven...

ArishMell · 70-79, M

Oh yes, there are many places in the British Isles that were first settled in Mediaeval times if not earlier, by the Romans.

I live not very far from Dorset's County-town, Dor[u]chester[/u]. That is mainly of Roman origin ("chester" is the etymological clue) but only about a mile or two from the huge Maiden Castle earthworks, built in the Iron Age to defend what must have been a sizeable community.

Often, a good guide to the age of a place is the age of its church, as that would not have been built without a reasonably-large, stable congregation within easy walking-distance.

My village, now nearly the suburb of a moderately-sized town, might not be as old as 13C, but its local church dates from the 15C.

Dlrannie · 31-35, F

There are signs Bronze Age settlement in the area and it was important as a trading centre for both the Romans and Vikings. 🙂

bassman09uk · 51-55, M

One of the oldest settlements in Europe!

Gingerbreadspice · F

No real idea. I’m sure my town always existed as long as the rest of Britain has but the oldest known building in my town now is a pub that was built in 1473 and it wasn’t until the Victorian times that the town became popular for the tradition to sit on the beach. It’s known as a Victorian seaside town.