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Farming had been around in Britain for some 4000 years by the time of the Roman conquest, so much of the natural wildwood that once covered these islands had already been cleared. The landscape the Romans found was one of cultivated fields and pastures, scattered farmsteads and settlements, and surviving islands of managed woodland.
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Founded almost 900 years ago, Furness Abbey was once the largest and wealthiest monastery in north-west England. Today, its evocative ruins bear witness to the lives of the monks who worshipped and lived there between the 12th and 16th centuries.
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Top places to visit on your residential trip
Residential trips are a great way to create lasting memories and experiences for your pupils. We've listed below our five most popular sites to enjoy as part of a residential experience, which can be discovered on a free self-led visit, or you can enhance your day with a hands-on Discovery Visit. Engage your pupils and bring learning to life.
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English Heritage looks after over 40 public statues and monuments across the capital including London's oldest bronze statue of Charles I, national war memorials such as the Cenotaph and statues commemorating individuals like Florence Nightingale and Sidney Herbert. Use these pages to explore their history.
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Sanctum breathes new life into Temple Church
For twenty-four days this Autumn the sleeping ruins of Bristol’s Temple Church are coming to life with the sounds of Theaster Gates’ Sanctum.
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WINGFIELD, Major Walter Clopton (1833–1912)
Blue plaque commemorating Major Walter Clopton Wingfield at 33 St George’s Square, Pimlico, London SW1V 2HX, City of Westminster.
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As the Paris Olympics get underway, we reveal the story of the double gold medal-winning boxer who triumphed at the city’s Games 100 years ago
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Ada Salter was a social reformer, environmental improver and local politician who in 1922 became Mayor of Bermondsey. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at 149 Lower Road, Rotherhithe, where she lived in the late 1890s.
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WINGFIELD, Major Walter Clopton (1833–1912)
Blue plaque commemorating Major Walter Clopton Wingfield at 33 St George’s Square, Pimlico, London SW1V 2HX, City of Westminster.