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Romsey is a small market town in the county of Hampshire, England. It is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Southampton, 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Winchester and 17 miles (27 km) Southeast of Salisbury. Neighbouring the village of North Baddesley, just over 18,000 people live in Romsey, which has an area of about 4.93 square kilometres.〔Hampshire County Council.(Romsey ) Retrieved 2007-11-03〕 Romsey is one of the principal towns in the Test Valley Borough and lies on the River Test, which is known for fly fishing, predominantly trout.〔Environment Agency (2006).(Fact file on the River Test ) Retrieved 2007-11-03〕 A large Norman abbey dominates the centre of the town. Romsey was home of the 20th-century soldier and statesman The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, the 19th-century British prime minister Lord Palmerston, and the 17th-century philosopher and economist William Petty. Romsey is twinned with Paimpol in Brittany, France, and Battenberg, Germany.〔Romseynet.(Romsey twinning ) Retrieved 2007-11-01〕 ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Romsey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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