If you are looking for professional jewellers in or around Hampshire,
F. Hinds could be your choice!
You can visit any one of the following nine F. Hinds shops in Hampshire:
Southampton (West Quay)
Southampton (The Marlands)
Our staff are looking forward to seeing you at your next visit to one of our stores.
Something about Hampshire
Hampshire takes its name from 'Hampton', an early form of Southampton, the name now used to differentiate it from Northampton. Hampton itself means 'settlement on a promontory'. The abbreviation 'Hants' is derived from Hantescir, the name given to the county in the Domesday Book.
The centre of Hampshire consists largely of chalk downs interspersed with fertile valleys.
Hampshire is one of the oldest and largest counties in England. Traditionally the Isle of Wight was part of Hampshire, but it became a separate county in 1890.
Famous for
In 1382, William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester established 'St Mary College near Winchester', better known as Winchester College, one of the oldest schools in the country. Its motto is 'Manners makyth Man'.
In the Great Hall, the only remaining part of the royal castle of Winchester, is a 600-year old representation of King Arthur's Round Table.
The South Downs Way starts near King Alfred's statue at City Mill in Winchester and finishes 160km later in Eastbourne. The highest point on the walk is at Butser Hill (270m).
Famous people
Henry III, King of England (1216-72), born Winchester, 1207.
Gilbert White, naturalist and clergyman, author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789), born Selborne, 1720.
Ian McEwan, author, born Aldershot, 1948.
Colin Firth, actor and Oscar winner, born Grayshott, 1960.