Venta Belgarum Oram's Arbour and Worthy Down) once the Romans had pacified the area, as was their policy for relocating many other British tribes. The River Itchen was diverted and a street grid laid out. Although in the early years of the Roman province it was of subsidiary importance to Silchester and Chichester, Venta eclipsed them both by the latter half of the second century. A defensive bank and ditch were dug around the town in the 2nd century. At the beginning of the third century, Winchester was given protective stone walls. At around this time the city covered an area of
Bishop's Waltham Town F.C. Bishop's Waltham Town F.C. Bishop's Waltham Town Football Club was a football club based in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England. The club was affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association. Originally established in 1901 as Bishop's Waltham Town, the club played in the Southampton Senior League. The club joined the Hampshire League Division Two in 1986, after winning the Southampton Senior League. In 2008 Bishop's Waltham Town and Sporting BTC merged their resources, but were unable to change their name from Sporting BTC as they had missed the deadline for name changes under the Hampshire Premier League's rules. In the summer of