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5 days ago · Wiltshire, geographic and historic county and unitary authority of southern England. Wiltshire is situated on a low plateau draining into the basins of the Bristol Channel, the English Channel, and the eastward-flowing River Thames. Trowbridge, in western Wiltshire, is the administrative center.
1 day ago · Osburh. Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and ...
- 23 April 871 – c. 886
- Osburh
11 hours ago · Results from more than 100 English councils, as well as for several mayors, are announced as polls predict heavy Conservative losses. Find out what happened in your area. Local elections: latest ...
The Dorset Ooser ( / ˈoʊsər /) is a wooden head that featured in the 19th-century folk culture of Melbury Osmond, a village in the southwestern English county of Dorset. The head was hollow, thus perhaps serving as a mask, and included a humanoid face with horns, a beard, and a hinged jaw which allowed the mouth to open and close.
2 days ago · England, predominant constituent unit of the United Kingdom, occupying more than half of the island of Great Britain.
6 days ago · Late 1950s Early 1960s. West Bay started to become an attraction for motorcyclists in the early 'Rockers' era. 1960. Five Shops were built. Three at 9 West Bay, being the junction of Station Road (butcher, fishmonger and clothes shops) and two at 11 West Bay, entrance to the harbour area (general store and newsagent).
4 days ago · Gloucestershire, administrative, geographic, and historic county of southwestern England. It lies at the head of the River Severn estuary on the border with Wales. The administrative, geographic, and historic counties cover somewhat different areas. The administrative county comprises six.
