HampshireHampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. The city of Southampton is the largest settlement. The county has an area of 3,769 km (1,455 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,920,959 in 2024. Southampton is in the south of the county and the city of Portsmouth in the south-east; both are p...
1908 Summer OlympicsThe 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an internationalmulti-sport event held in London, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were relocated to London after Italy withdrew from hosting on financial grounds. Rome had been awarded the Games at the 6th IOC Session in 1904, but Italy formally relinquished its obligation during the 8th IOC Session at the Intercalated Games in Athens in April 1906, with Italy's IOC member Count ...*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.