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Sweets in Faringdon: England's Last Folly Tower

Faringdon Folly, built on the hill above the town in 1935 by the eccentric Lord Berners, is often described as the last folly tower built in England.

Sweets in Southam: Where the First Skirmish of ...

A skirmish just outside Southam on 23 August 1642 is regarded as one of the opening actions of the English Civil War, fought the day after Charles I formally declared...

Sweets in Ringwood: Where the Duke of Monmouth'...

In 1685, the rebel Duke of Monmouth was captured hiding in a ditch near Ringwood in the New Forest, days after his defeat at the Battle of Sedgemoor — one...

Sweets in Wantage: Birthplace of King Alfred th...

Wantage is traditionally recorded as the birthplace of King Alfred the Great in around 849 AD, marked by a statue that has stood in the Market Place since 1877.

Sweets in Alcester: The Warwickshire Town the R...

Alcester began as a Roman fort around AD 47 and grew into the walled town of Alauna, sited where several Roman roads met — history still visible in the finds...

Sweets in Romsey: Home to Lord Palmerston's Bro...

Victorian Prime Minister Lord Palmerston lived at Broadlands on Romsey's doorstep, and his bronze statue has watched over the Hampshire town's Market Place since 1868.