Stonehenge, Basking Shark & King Arthur's Castle

Wickwar our home away from home: Wichen or Wyken, simply meaning "a settlement" (later shortened to Wick), originated in the Saxon period, though there are Roman remains in the area. In the Domesday Book the village contained about 30 families and was worth £12 – a prosperous village for the time. The settlement would have been by the church, which is now on the very edge of the village.  The present geography is explained by the fact that in 1285 Roger de la Warre, whose ancestor John had been granted the manor in 1185, obtained a charter for a market from Edward I and created a new planned settlement, now the High Street, which became known as Wickwar.

Click the link for a brief history of Wickwar: http://wickwar.org/history 

Wickwar's links with tobacco and Jamestown USA:  Established in the early 1600’s, Jamestown was Britain’s first colony on the American mainland. It survived primarily through the efforts of Thomas de la Warr and the introduction of tobacco.

Descended from an old Wickwar family, renowned for their soldierly skills, de la Warre prevented Jamestown’s abandonment and subsequently had the Delaware tribe, river and state all named after him. 

Wickwar and the history of tobacco: http://wickwar.org/history/historic-articles/76

Avebury circle, shown from the air, is a Neolithic monument built from about 2800 to 2700 bc, during the Bronze Age in Britain. An embankment and a ditch enclose a large ceremonial area in which there are several circles of stones and a village. Many of the stones were removed for use in construction as the village expanded during the 17th century.  Avebury is a UNESCO world heritage site.