Happy #BedfordshireDay! Its county top is the Dunstable Downs and... (1/2)

Great to see Hampshire Charity FC continuing their good work (and still waving the Hampshire Flag!). Congrats on the win👍

The flag of #Hampshire retains the rose and crown pattern used in the county for several centuries. A gold rose was an often used royal badge under King Henry III Henry was born in Winchester Castle and often known as Henry of Winchester. 🇬🇧 #HistoricCounties | #CountyFlags 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Winchester is the county town of #Hampshire. #Winchester is a historic cathedral city and the ancient capital of Wessex and of the Kingdom of England. It developed from the Roman town of Venta Belgarum. 🇬🇧 #HistoricCounties | #RealCounties 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

The Isle of Wight is an island of #Hampshire. It is located in the English Channel, 3–5 miles off the south coast of Great Britain. The Isle of Wight is separated from the main body of Hampshire by a strait called the Solent. 🇬🇧 #HistoricCounties | #RealCounties 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Hampshire has 40 hundreds: 🔸 Alton 🔹 Andover 🔸 Barton Stacey 🔹 Basingstoke 🔸 Bermondspit 🔹 Bishop's Sutton 🔸 Bishop's Waltham 🔹 Bosmere 🔸 Bountisborough 🔹 Buddlesgate 🔸 Christchurch 🔹 Chuteley 🔸 Crondall 🔹 East Medina 🔸 East Meon 🔹 Evingar 🔸 Fareham 🔹 Fawley 🔸

Choose the SolentGo Greater Portsmouth bus ticket for a day of unlimited travel in Portsmouth and beyond! 🚌 Available on Stagecoach South and First Portsmouth buses - buy from the driver or via the operator apps. More info: solentgo.co.uk

Here (just in time for Hampshire Day tomorrow!) is a full description of the Hampshire Three Peaks challenge that I did last week. It is about 30 km in length and suitable for running and walking. I hope that other people find it as enjoyable as I did. hampshirethreepeaks.blogspot.com/p/the-route.ht…

I’m flying the #flag of the English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 county of #Hampshire for #HampshireDay on #StSwithunsDay. St Swithun is the patron saint of Winchester Cathedral and his feast day was chosen as the #CountyDay. The flag features a Saxon crown above a Tudor rose. Flag from Flags by MrFlag® 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

Did you know the dog-rose is the County Flower of Hampshire? In Autumn and Winter, its bright red rosehips are foraged by birds, mammals and humans. 📷 Paula Wilks #HampshireDay

It's #HampshireDay. This part of Thomas Milne's 1791 map of #Hampshire shows the parts of the county around #Steventon and #Chawton as they were when #JaneAusten lived there (courtesy of Winchester City Council: W/K4/1/13). #hampshirearchives #HampshireHeritage #Janeausten250

Happy Hampshire Day! Today we celebrate our home and our heritage – from rolling hills to historic landmarks, from vibrant communities to rich traditions. Here’s to everything that makes Hampshire so special.

Happy Hampshire Day, everyone!

Happy #HampshireDay everyone! Here is the Rose and Crown at the county top of Walbury Hill. If you like a challenge, why not try the Hampshire Three Peaks? hampshirethreepeaks.blogspot.com/p/the-route.ht…

Happy Hampshire Day! A great opportunity to celebrate everything that makes the #Havant Constituency and the wider county special! The Hampshire flag is flying in Parliament and great to be joined by some fellow Hampshire MPs in marking the occasion!

Happy Hampshire Day. To mark this historic county day the Hampshire County flag is flying in New Palace Yard. Did you know? Hampshire is represented by 19 constituencies in the House of Commons.

Sharing one of my treasured possessions for #HampshireDay… this 1724 map by Herbert Moll of the county. Can you see where you live on this map? I've just noted some hills near West Meon where I ran last week.

The county flag on display at the Elm Tree pub, Swanwick, Hampshire. britishcountyflags.com/2016/11/11/ham… #hampshireflag