giles's-hill

Updated: July 19, 2026

Giles's-hill attracted bands of outlaws from all parts of the country."* Weyhill Fair, near Andover, was another of the great fairs in the same district, which was to the West country agriculturists and clothiers what Winchester St. Giles's Fair was to the general merchants. The principal fair in the northern districts was that of St.

Samuel Smiles - The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain