In pictures: Austen fans don their Regency finery
Image caption, Many fair goers dressed up in their finest Regency outfits for the celebrations.
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The village where Jane Austen was born 250 years ago has staged a fair to celebrate.
The Jane Austen Country Fair in Steventon, Hampshire, boasted maypole dancing, arts and crafts and themed talks and performances.
Many broke out their finest Regency-era dress to celebrate the milestone in style.
The fair was the centrepiece of a year of celebrations in Steventon, which will conclude with a thanksgiving service at St Nicholas Church on 16 December, Austen's birth date.
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