John Goodyer
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John Goodyer (1592–1664) was a botanist who lived in south-east Hampshire, England, all his life. He amassed a large collection of botanical texts which were bequeathed to Magdalen College, Oxford, and translated a number of classical texts into English.
SE Hampshire, R Gunther 1922
St Mary's Church, Buriton
Page from Goodyer's Dioscorides
Figure 1. Window in St Mary's Buriton
Alton, Hampshire
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Alton is a market town and civil parish in East Hampshire, England, near the source of the northern branch of the River Wey. It had a population of 17,816 at the 2011 census.
Alton, looking north east along the High Street
Coins from the Alton Hoard, 1st century AD
Church of St Lawrence. During the battle, many Parliamentary troops forced their way in through the west door (right), now walled up.
Alton Town Hall