The ancient kingdom of Wessex was located in which part of England?

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The ancient kingdom of Wessex was located in which part of England?

Wessex sits in the south-west corner of what is now England, with its power base around Winchester in Hampshire. Its heartland extended through parts of present-day Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and Somerset. That southwestern position sets it apart from other regions, which is why the correct description is the south-west of England. The other areas—north-east England, Wales, and the Midlands—are not where Wessex was centered, as they belonged to different kingdoms or regions in Anglo-Saxon and later history.

Wessex sits in the south-west corner of what is now England, with its power base around Winchester in Hampshire. Its heartland extended through parts of present-day Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and Somerset. That southwestern position sets it apart from other regions, which is why the correct description is the south-west of England. The other areas—north-east England, Wales, and the Midlands—are not where Wessex was centered, as they belonged to different kingdoms or regions in Anglo-Saxon and later history.

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