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Hampshire - Wikipedia In 20th century conflicts, including World War One and Two, Hampshire played a crucial military role due to its ports The Saxon settlement at Southampton was known as Hamtun, while the surrounding area or scīr was called Hamtunscīr
How Hampshire got its name and why it is referred to as Hants Another aspect of Hampshire that can often perplex residents and visitors is its abbreviation - being referred to as 'Hants' as opposed to 'Hamps' or similar Apparently, the Domesday Book named the area as 'Hantescire', which is where the modern abbreviation comes from
Hampshire | England, Map, History, Facts | Britannica It is bounded to the west by Dorset and Wiltshire, to the north by Berkshire, to the east by Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel The administrative, geographic, and historic counties cover somewhat different areas
HANTS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com An evacuation order was put in place for the area surrounding the 21-mile St Croix River, which runs in Hants and Halifax Counties
Why is Hampshire called Hants? - StudyCountry. com Hants is the abbreviated form of Hampshire The abbreviated form is derived from Old English Hantum plus scir (meaning a district governed from the settlement now known as Southampton) and the Anglo-Saxons called it Hamtunschire