How old is the place you'd regard as your home town?
The remote village I spent my first eleven years in, apparently was mentioned in a document dating from 1202 !
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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.
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.
