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King Alfred Statue, Wantage Marketplace -
Photo:
Colin Smith
CCL |
This traditional market
town in the beautiful Vale of the White Horse
was the birthplace in 849AD of King Alfred the
Great - a statue in the market square
commemorates his arrival. The large 13th
century Church of St Peter and St Paul
contains tombs of the Fitzwaryn family whose
members included Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor
of London. Close to the church is a wooded
park dedicated to John Betjeman who lived in
Wantage. Nearby is the prehistoric Ridge Way
track and carved into the chalk hillside is
the famous – and ancient – figure of the White
Horse, possibly created around 350BC by the
Celts. |
