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Alfred the Great blue plaque

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom

Alfred the Great blue plaque

Christchurch was one of the burghs or defended towns in a system commenced by King Alfred the Great in the late 9th century. Part of these SAXON DEFENCES of banks and ditches round the settlement, designed to protect it against Viking raids, were excavated near here

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