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Roman camp on the White Horse Hill, about six miles distant.
From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor
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On the White Horse Hill, where Alfred fought against the Danes, and carved out on the hill-side the White Horse as a memorial of his victory, many a rural sport has been played, and at the periodical "scourings of the Horse" many a Berkshire head broken to see who was the noted champion of the game.
Old English Sports 1892
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It has been referred to as a 'horse' since the 11th-Century, primarily because ancient scripts from nearby Abingdon Abbey refer to 'mons albi equi' at Uffington - or the White Horse Hill.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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White Horse Hill, Uffington where Sian O'Callaghan's body is found.
BBC News - Home 2011
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Location of the Uffington White Horse in Wiltshire, England.
A cartulary of the Abbey of Abingdon from between 1072 and 1084 refers to "the place commonly known as the White Horse Hill" ("locum qui vulgo mons albi equi nuncupatur").
February 15, 2010