iet i , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ab ru z zo ▁region ▁of ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Main ▁s ights ▁Med ieval ▁village ▁▁▁ ▁Castle ▁of ▁R occ asc ale g na ▁ ▁Church ▁of ▁San ▁Pietro . ▁Ab bey ▁of ▁San ▁P anc raz io , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 5 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁Lewis ▁( 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁trade ▁union ist , ▁local ▁coun c ill or ▁and ▁Labour ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ). ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁area ▁of ▁South am pton , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁dock ▁labour er ▁from ▁Jersey ▁in ▁the ▁Channel ▁Islands . ▁Lewis ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁watch maker ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 1 . ▁He ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Federation ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nine ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁Federation ' s ▁National ▁Executive . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Lewis ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁South am pton ' s ▁first ▁Labour ▁coun c ill or . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁council ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁except ▁for ▁two ▁short ▁breaks ▁tot alling ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁South am pton ▁Tr ades ▁Council ▁to