A Buriton Timeline

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An at-a-glance guide to notable local events.

An illustrated timeline spanning the period from 7000 BC to the start if the 21st century.

With answers to so many questions:

when was the present church built?
when did Samuel Pepys ride past Butser Hill?
which road became one of the first Turnpikes in the country?
when was the church struck by lightening with parts destroyed by fire?
when did the famous historian, Edward Gibbon, live at Buriton Manor?
when was the current school built?
when was the railway line built?
until when was the church tower completely covered in ivy?
when was the Roman villa at Holt Down excavated?
when did the village receive mains electricity?
when were the Buriton lime works closed?
when did the village first get a mains water supply?
when was the Methodist Chapel in the High Street demolished?
when did hop-growing finish?
when was the Queen Elizabeth Country Park opened?
when was a gas supply provided to the village?
when was the new village hall opened?
when did the village shop close down?

And many, many more …

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