No, Fareham's been around since before Roman times around a crossing point of the River Wallington,close to the top of what is now High Street. The Romans came to the area in about AD43 and built a large fortress at Portchester to shelter their garrison and defend Portsmouth Harbour. Evidence of settlements in the Second Ice Age and Saxon times have been suggested by the discovery of flint arrowheads, knives and other implements at Hill Head. During the Iron Age, the Celts are believed to have used the River Meon as a harbour.
The Domesday Book of 1086 showed that the present Borough of Fareham comprised of the 'Hundred of Ferneham' (Fareham), the 'Hundred of Ticefelle' (Titchfield) and the 'Manor of Porcestre' (Portchester).
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