Wednesday 14 April 2010

Hampshire

Hampshire sometimes historically Southamptonshire,[Hamptonshire,(abbr. Hants), "Old Hampshire" or the County of Southampton, is a county on the south coast of England. The county borders (clockwise from West), Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey and West Sussex. The county has an area of 3,700 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi) and at its widest points is about 86 kilometres (53 mi) east–west and 76 kilometres (47 mi) north–south. The county town is Winchester.