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Cirencester in the region of England with its 16,214 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 80 mi or ( 129 km ) West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Cirencester is now 06:17 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wolverhampton, Syde, Southampton, Purton, and Oxford. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wolverhampton . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Cirencester ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Cirencester, Glos. (1924)
Harvesting on Earl Bathurst's Estate using traditional oxen. Thisextract comes from Claude Friese-Greene's 'The Open Road' - originally filmed in 1925/6 and now re-edited and digitally restored by the ..
Family Camping
Tips and advice to ensure your family camping holiday is a success. Learn what to look for in family tents, types of campsites available to families and how to entertain the kids. ..
2012 Truth or Deception
What does the future hold for us and our world? December 21, 2012 - the day that the 5125 year old Mayan calendar suddenly comes to an end, resetting to 0.0.0.0. This video presentation will astound y ..
Olympic Torch Relay in Cirencester.
As part of the Olympic torch relay the torch passes through Cirencester on it's way to London! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Abbey House, Cirencester
Abbey House, Cirencester was a country house in the English county of Gloucestershire that developed on the site of the former Cirencester Abbey following the dissolution and demolition of the abbey at the Reformation in the 1530s. The site of the dissolved abbey of Cirencester was granted in 1564 to Richard Master, physician to Queen Elizabeth I. Dr.
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Cotswold District
Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire in England. It is named after the wider Cotswolds region. Its main town is Cirencester. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the urban district of Cirencester with Cirencester Rural District, North Cotswold Rural District, Northleach Rural District and Tetbury Rural District.
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Corinium Dobunnorum
Corinium Dobunnorum was the second largest town in the Roman province of Britannia. Today it is known as Cirencester, located in the English county of Gloucestershire.
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Cirencester Abbey
Cirencester Abbey in Gloucestershire was founded as an Augustinian monastery in 1117 on the site of an earlier church, the oldest-known Saxon church in England, which had itself been built on the site of a Roman structure. The church was greatly enlarged in the 14th century with addition of an ambulatory to the east end. The abbot became mitred 1416. The monastery was suppressed in 1539 and presented to Roger Bassinge.
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Querns area, Cirencester
The Querns is an area of Cirencester, an ancient market town in the Cotswold hills of England. Its principle feature is Cirencester Amphitheatre, an impressive ancient monument that is surrounded by many other archaeological features, most notably the extensive Roman Quarries and a huge Roman cemetery, now largely buried beneath the Cirencester ring road. The name 'Querns' is a direct descendant of the Anglo-Saxon word 'Crundles', meaning a Quarry, albeit a very distorted version.
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