Alfred transformed Winchester into the model burh of his defensive network, redesigning the interior with a grid of streets to allow rapid military deployment and civilian occupation. Winchester became the administrative capital of Wessex and the template for urban planning replicated across southern England. The fortification transformed an old Roman walled town into a functioning military-urban centre.
West Saxon royal engineers and fyrd labour gangs
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
Research a location near Hampshire