Faringdon, Market Place c.1955
Photo ref: F94021
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King Alfred had a royal manor here and King John granted the town a charter for a weekly market. Many of the buildings are limestone; the old Town Hall is worth a look, as are the Georgian facades of the inns in the Market Place.

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