Author: Steve Willis

Steve Willis is a British engineer, inventor, and patent holder from Rushden, Northamptonshire — seven miles from the book's centre at Ecton church. A setting-out engineer by training, he worked extensively across Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire before relocating to Belize, where he now lives. His research into the origins of early America led to the discovery at the heart of this work. The 21-Mile Circle: Origins of America was published on July 4, 2026.

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The 21-Mile Circle: American Revolution Heritage Sites in the English Midlands

For the American Revolution enthusiast visiting England, the English Midlands offers a remarkable concentration of sites directly connected to the founding era. Within a twenty-one mile radius centred on the village of Ecton, Northamptonshire, stand the ancestral home of George Washington, the church where Benjamin Franklin’s family worshipped for five generations, the hall from which […]

by Steve Willis