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| 08='''Dubbyhole''' is a townland in [[Couty Londonderry]].
| 09='''Abingdon''' (or Abingdon-on-Thames) is a market town in [[Berkshire]], of which county it is the county town. Abingdon is one of several places that claim to be Britain's oldest continuously-occupied town, with people having lived there for at least 6,000 years.
Abingdon lies 5½ miles south of Oxford and five miles north of Didcot, in the flat valley of the Thames and is situated on the west (right) bank of that river, where the river Ock flows in from the Vale of White Horse. ''([[Abingdon|Read more]])''
| 10='''Caerleon''' is a village in [[Monmouthshire]]. It is best known as the site of a Roman town and fortress, ''Venta Silurium'', whose remains have been excavated and are now in the care of CADW.
| 11= '''Richmond''' is a town in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]]. The town was named after the Norman Conquest when it and the surounding lands were granted by William the Conqueror to a Breton nobleman. It became the centre of a Liberty known as "Richmondshire".
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Latest revision as of 22:06, 12 December 2014
Today's featured image is:
The Liddel Water at Kilnholme House in Dumfriesshire
Liddel Water
Liddel Water is a river of the Middle Shires; it runs initially through Roxburghshire, where it forms a dale named Liddesdale, a district infamous in history and later marks the county boundary of Cumberland with Roxburghshire and with Dumfriesshire, until the Liddle enters the River Esk.
Liddel Water's source is beneath Peel Fell in Roxburghshire, where it is formed by the confluence of Caddroun Burn, Wormscleuch Burn and Peel Burn. Soon afterwards, the nascent Liddel Water is fed by Dawston Burn near the village of Saughtree. (Read more)
