Venta Belgarum 144 acres (58 ha), making it among the largest towns in Roman Britain by surface area. The city had many fine Roman town houses or "domus", as well as public buildings and Roman temples. Like many other Roman towns however, Winchester began to decline in the later fourth century. The forum-basilica appears to have included a temple to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva along with an accompanying Jupiter Column. Elsewhere, there was a Romano-British style temple dedicated to the Celtic horse goddess, Epona. There was a large Romano-British cemetery to the north of the town, at Lankhills, and another to the
Crow, Hampshire Crow, Hampshire Crow is a small village situated in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Ringwood, which lies approximately north-west from the village. The name "Crow" may be derived from an old Common Brittonic word, either "criw" meaning "ford, weir", or perhaps "craw" meaning "hovel". In the "Domesday Book" of 1086, Crow ("Crone") was held by the sons of Godric Malf from the King. In the 13th and 14th centuries the manor was held at various times by John de Burley, Sir Hugh Cheyne, Sir John Berkeley, and Humphrey Duke of Gloucester. It was