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• Wales
  [[File:Flag of Wales 2.svg|right|thumb|350px|The flag of Wales]] '''Wales''' ({{lang|cy|Cymru}}) is a mountainous land on the west of [[Great Britain]], with the [[Irish Sea]] to the west and north, the [[Celt
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• York
  ...ing of Yorkshire|West]] Ridings of Yorkshire converge to meet at the walls of York. ...ttractions, of which [[York Minster]] is the most prominent, and a variety of cultural and sporting activities.
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• Holderness
  ...umber]]. It is the easternmost part of [[Yorkshire]]. It forms a wapentake of Yorkshire, its main towns including [[Withernsea]], [[Hornsea]] and [[Hedon ...rness is said to have more in common with the Netherlands than other parts of Yorkshire. To the north and west are the [[Yorkshire Wolds]].
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• Middlesbrough
  ...rial town in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], standing on the south bank of the [[River Tees]]. ...ry]], approximately six miles away. A few miles to the south lies the edge of the [[North York Moors]] National Park.
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• Whitby
  ...and port town. It stands on the east coast of [[Yorkshire]] at the mouth of the [[River Esk, Yorkshire|River Esk]], and climbing up precipitous slopes ...itage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, founded in the early days of Christianity amongst the English. The fishing port emerged during the Middl
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• Ripon
  ...of the smallest cities in Britain; at the 2001 Census it had a population of 15,922. ...hides a more ancient foundation; its undercroft is from the earliest days of English Christianity. Also in the town centre is its other focus; the mark
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• Buckland Monachorum
  ...Buckland", because before the Reformation the manor belonged to the monks of Buckland Abbey. ...n southern [[Devon]] as a tenant-in-chief of the King, making him a person of local, if not national or regional, significance.
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• East Grinstead
  ...f [[Chichester]]. The civil parish covers 6,035 acres and had a population of 23,942 at the 2001 census. ...is located in [[the Weald]], and the [[Ashdown Forest]] lies to the south of the town. The town itself is not overall famed for its beauty, but it has
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• Deal
  ...aits of Dover]], eight miles north-east of [[Dover]] and eight miles south of [[Ramsgate]]. It is a former fishing, mining and garrison town. Closely associated with Deal are the villages of [[Kingsdown, Kent|Kingsdown]], [[Sholden]] and [[Walmer]]; Walmer may be wh
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• Soke of Peterborough
  ...was once a Liberty under the control first of Peterborough Abbey and later of secular jurisdiction. ({{kml}}) ...astle.homeip.net/northampton/Books/beauties/beauties.htm ''The Beauties of England and Wales''] J. Harris, London, 1818</ref>
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• Dartford
  ...ay it is principally a commuter town for [[London]], it has a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance. It is an important rail hub; ...r archaeological investigations have revealed a good picture of occupation of the district with important finds from the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and th
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• Gravesend
  ...has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of south-eastern Britain. ...ver. The opening of the Eurostar railway station at Ebbsfleet, the arrival of the High Speed service at Gravesend station itself and the fact that it lie
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• Tonbridge
  ...of [[Royal Tunbridge Wells|Tunbridge Wells]] and 12&nbsp;miles south west of [[Maidstone]]. ==Name of the town==
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• Hythe, Kent
  ...is a small coastal market town on the south coast of [[Kent]], on the edge of [[Romney Marsh]]. Its name simply means "Haven" or "Landing Place". ...iling clubs. Lord Deedes was patron of Hythe Civic Society, and the hounds of The East Kent Hunt are kennelled in nearby Elham.
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• Sittingbourne
  ...the Roman [[Watling Street]], The town is growing rapidly due to a number of large residential developments, and its train line links to London Victoria The town is off a creek in [[the Swale]], the channel separating the [[Isle of Sheppey]] from mainland Kent, which gives the town its name.
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• Thurning, Norfolk
  ...y]], seven miles south of [[Holt, Norfolk|Holt]], and nine miles northwest of [[Aylsham]]. ...is mixed, the subsoil clay and sand. The parish includes the small hamlet of Craymere Beck.
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• Gwent
  [[File:Coat of arms of Gwent.svg|right|thumb|150px|The arms of Gwent]] [[File:Medieval_Wales.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Mediæval kingdoms of Wales; Gwent in the south-east]]
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• Sheppey
  ...f the northern coast of [[Kent]] in the [[Thames Estuary]]. It has an area of 36 square miles. ...p a considerable proportion of the island provide grazing for large flocks of sheep.
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• Diocese of St Asaph
  |arms=Coat of arms of the Diocese of St Asaph.svg |website=[http://www.dioceseofstasaph.org.uk/ Diocese of St Asaph]
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• Diocese of Sodor and Man
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