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Updated 10 October 2024 - look in regularly to see what is happening!

About Silchester - a few facts and figures!

Silchester - Hampshire Village of the Year 2008
               - South England Village of the Year 2009

Silchester - the ancient Roman city of Calleva Atrebatum.

Location - in the north of the county of Hampshire

Population - 921 (918)

Number of households -  365 (358)

(Local authority figures for Silchester Parish from the 2011 census, 2001 census figures in brackets for comparison)



some aerial pictures of the village taken from Piper Colt G-ARNK
30 September 2007

pictures of Silchester Common from 50' up in a cherry-picker

more pictures taken flying over at  2,000ft

click dig to see excavations at Calleva

2014 - last year of the dig, a few shots of Insula IX during the afternoon tea-break, hence the lack of activity!

Some more flying shots including the common, Silchester school and the dig site - July 2014.  These were taken from about 800ft.



This website is produced and maintained by Pete Hughes as a community activity supporting the Silchester Association and other local organisations and activities.  The website is, in turn, supported by the Silchester Association.

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Pictures are by Pete  Hughes with support from Philip Pearce, Claire Hutchings , Jon Saltmarsh and Lesley Brewin where indicated.

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