A Brief History of Winchcombe

by Anne Crow

People have lived in this beautiful corner of the Cotswolds for thousands of years; Winchcombe's oldest surviving landmark is the nearby Neolithic long barrow at Belas Knap. The town itself came to prominence in the ninth century, when Winchcombe became an important administrative centre for the king of Mercia and an influential abbey was built.This book does not claim to be a comprehensive history of the area; it seeks to tell the story of Winchcombe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0956232884
• ISBN13: 9780956232885
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Crowscapes
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"