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  • ...England. It is a low-lying county with much drained fenland, particularly in the south-east. *[[Lindsey]] in the north, itself traditionally divided into three ridings ([[North Riding
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  • ...ale forged by the [[River Swale]] which cuts through the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]] from the east side of the [[Pennines]] towards the lower land leading eas ...e prominent ridge with nine ancient tall cairns on the western boundary of Yorkshire at the main east–west watershed of northern England. To the west lies [[K
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  • '''Ockham''' is a tiny village in [[Surrey]] near [[East Horsley]]. The village lies to the east of the A3 wh Ockham appears in [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Bocheham''. It was held by Richard Fitz Gilb
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  • |county=Yorkshire ...ding of Yorkshire|North]] and [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West]] Ridings of Yorkshire converge to meet at the walls of York.
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  • The '''River Roch''' ({{IPA|roʊtʃ}}) is a river in southern [[Lancashire]], a tributary of the [[River Irwell]]. It flows thr The Roch rises in the [[Pennines]], on Chelburn Moor, south of [[Todmorden]]. It flows south
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  • ...river of [[Cambridge]], through which it flows; a serene and noble stream in whose waters are reflected some of the glories of the university's great co ...Cam is ultimately a tributary of the River [[Great Ouse]], which it meets in the [[Great Fen|Fenland]] below [[Ely]].
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  • The '''Manchester Ship Canal''' is a river navigation 36 miles long in the very south of [[Lancashire]] and its border with [[Cheshire]], built br ...rd Park, the world's first planned industrial estate and still the largest in Europe.
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  • ...s north of Exeter. It is on the [[River Culm]] in the east of the county. In 2010 it had a population of 8,639 and is growing rapidly. ...rent town centre. ''Columtune'' was mentioned in Alfred the Great's will. In the past the town's economy had a large component of wool and cloth manufac
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  • ...nown as '''Queen Elizabeth Fields''', set forth county by county. All are in the [[United Kingdom]]. The list is presented as in February 2013, though other fields may be designated as time goes on.
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  • '''Uttoxeter''' is a small market town in [[Staffordshire]], in the east of the county and away from any of the clumps of towns which have ...s have been discovered in the town (now in display in the Potteries Museum in Stoke-on-Trent). It is possible that Uttoxeter had some form of Roman activ
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  • |county=Yorkshire '''Helmsley''' is a market town in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], standing at the point where the valleys of [[Bilsdale]] and [[Ryedale]]
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  • |county=Yorkshire '''Pickering''' is an ancient market town in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]] at the foot of the [[North York Moors]], overlooking the [[Vale of Picker
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  • ...kshire|East Riding]] and the [[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding]] of Yorkshire, assuming that duty from its tributary, the [[River Hertford]]. ...ce is unusual in that the Derwent converges on the Ouse at a shallow angle in an upstream direction.
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  • ...d 8 miles west of [[Wooler]] in Northumberland, 12 miles east of [[Kelso]] in Roxburghshire and 17 miles southwest of [[Berwick upon Tweed]]. The hamlet is on the northern edge of the Northumberland National Park in [[Glendale, Northumberland|Glendale]]. Kilham consists of a small group of
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  • |county=Yorkshire ...shire]], beside the village of [[Nunnington]] in Ryedale. The [[River Rye, Yorkshire|River Rye]] flows past the house, away from the village; a stone bridge ove
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  • ...e:Ryknild street.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ryknild Street: a section preserved in Sutton Park]] ...in [[Gloucestershire]] ({{wmap|51.888|-1.767}}) to [[Templeborough]] in [[Yorkshire]] ({{wmap|53.418|-1.394}}). It passes through [[Alcester]], [[Studley, Warw
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  • In 1290, Gatley was known as ''Gateclyve'', which in Old English means "a place where goats are kept". ...aterial trades or were farmers. An open field system existed around Gatley in the late 17th century, but the practice of common farming seems to have fal
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  • '''Delapré Abbey''' is a country house in [[Northamptonshire]] near the [[county town]], [[Northampton]]. It stands After much later use as a private residence and in war service, the abbey was converted for use as the Northamptonshire County
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  • '''Corsham Court''' is a country house in [[Wiltshire]], within a park designed by Capability Brown. It is beside th ...e for its fine art collection, based on the nucleus of paintings inherited in 1757 by Paul Methuen from his uncle, Sir Paul Methuen, the diplomat. It is
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  • {{county|Yorkshire}} ...nd all the way from the watershed to the sea it marks the border between [[Yorkshire]] to the south and [[County Durham]] to the north.
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