The Hampshire Hog

The Hampshire Hog has been associated with Hampshire for a few hundred years at least. By 1790 the phrase was already in the dictionary, defined as a "jocular appellation for a Hampshire man; Hampshire being famous for a fine breed of hogs, and the excellency of the bacon made there."

This is engraved in glass doors of I think the council offices in Winchester, where we went today to consult a new doctor. Another team member in the offing ....