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The name Gillingham was used for the town in the Saxon charter of the 10th century, and ... in the annals of 1016 as the location of a battle between Edmund II of England and the Danish Vikings. In the Domesday book of 1086 it is Gelingham, and later spellings include Gellingeham in 1130, Gyllingeham in 1152 and Gilingeham in 1209. The name implies a “homestead of the family or followers of a man called Gyllaâ€, a model consistent with the occupation of Dorset by the Saxons from the 7th century.
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The earliest known settlement in Gillingham is of a 2500BC Lake dwelling at Bay but it is from Roman times that continuous habitation is certain. In the Commonmead Lane area much evidence has been unearthed. In the Museum Roman pottery, coins and roof tiles are on display. It is believed that a substantial farm settlement was established around 200AD, and remained for several hundred years.
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Gillingham, the most northerly town in Dorset, has a long history, as the Longbury Barrow (a mile north-west of the church) dating from the New Stone Age can testify. In the 2nd and 3rd century AD, Romans and Romano-British people lived in the area of Gillingham, leaving remains which are still being discovered and uncovered today. However it was the Saxons who really established the North Dorset town.
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Gillingham has a range of places to eat. Hollywood Bowl A small yet lively restaurant located in the highstreet, an American Hollywood style restaurant littered with old signs and a great menu including burgers and ribs.
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Gillingham Turbos won their latest Jurassic League meet on Saturday 18th June at Bridport Leisure Centre. It was their third win on the trot and their first ever away from home since the club was formed three years ago. This puts Gillingham four points ahead of their nearest rivals Bridport Barracudas with one gala to go, once again at Bridport, on July 16th.
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This case contains 610 cards for use with any Orton-Gillingham based approach to reading instruction. The cards are divided into 43 groups of phonic sounds. Single words and detached syllables are used to exemplify the important patterns and generalizations found in reading and spelling. The cards can be used for decoding practice, to introduce spelling rules and generalizations, or for dictation. They are organized sequentially beginning with CVC words and moving on to spelling generalizations, syllabication, and word structure. One case per student is recommended.
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