Ware is a small town of around 17,000 people in Hertfordshire, close to Hertford ( The County town ). The town was once a centre of malting. It has a fourteenth-century priory, now the local council offices and a conference centre. Recent restoration work has shown that the 'priory' - it was really a friary - dates from the thirteenth century. Opposite the priory is the large fourteenth century parish church of St. Mary. It is known for its elaborate font with large carved stone figures. The town is also famous for its riverside gazebos, many of which have been restored recently. It is also famous for the Great Bed of Ware, It was mentioned by Shakespeare and is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Ware is also mentioned in the Canterbury Tales. GlaxoSmithKline has a large plant in the town.

Archaeology has shown that Ware has been occupied since at least the Mesolithic period (which ended about 4,000 BC). The Romans had a sizeable settlement here and foundations of several buildings, including a temple, have been found. A well preserved Roman skeleton of a teenage girl has been found as well. Ware was on Ermine Street, the Roman road from London to Lincoln. The modern name of the town dates from the Anglo-Saxon period when 'weirs' were built to stop the invading Vikings from escaping in their longships after defeat by Alfred the Great in a battle near Ware. In the Domesday survey of 1085 it was the second largest town in Hertfordshire. It later became England's premier town for the making of malt. It was also a great coaching town, being on the Great North Road, less than a day's journey from London. In the seventeenth century Ware became the source of the New River, a canal that brought fresh water to London. England's first turnpike (toll) road ran from Wadesmill to Ware. Today the town's main employer is GlaxoSmithKline, but there are also many other small factories. It is also a commuting town for London, with regular rail services between Ware railway station and London Liverpool Street.

Ware Football Club play in the Isthmian League Division Two and reside at Wodson Park, an out of town sports development. Their original ground known as the Buryfields was moved to make way for expansion of the GlaxoSmithKline site. Their official website can be found in the links section.

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fragebuch (fragebuch) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:50:02 -0000
Beschreiben Sie kurz aus Ihrer Sicht, wie die Welt entstand. Hätten Sie ein Problem damit, wenn es tatsächlich anders gelaufen wäre?
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ThePaiNsBlog (ThE-PaiNs Blog) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:48:35 -0000
@aion_amboss in meinem Guide ist eine Frage an dich versteckt. Wäre cool wenn du uns erleuchtest ;) http://bit.ly/6TvrTT
@iam_CiNdErElLa wenn es wenigstens trocken wäre wenn ich nach Hause laufen würde...ich werd immer nass
FranziSerena (Franziska Böhme) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:48:14 -0000
@iam_CiNdErElLa wenn es wenigstens trocken wäre wenn ich nach Hause laufen würde...ich werd immer nass
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Mietgeist (Joachim Kurz) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:48:06 -0000
Falls jemand noch was Cinephiles zum Verschenken sucht, wie wäre es hiermit? http://bit.ly/8e2kYZ Plz RT (Fotografin ist eine Freundin)
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shockdeath (Johannes) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:47:32 -0000
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