Outing to Hillier Gardens In October 2023
A breezy and cold autumn morning with sun peeking through clouds as we made way for the openair dairy to cross our road. From medieval times the gardens consisted of woodland and grassland, known as the Manor of Romsey Extra. In 1724 a farmer ‘Jarman’ is mentioned as taking land as a back yard of a house, perhaps the origin of ‘Jermyn’s House’. After being used as a smallpox hospital in the 18th century, by 1830 it had been extensively[…]
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