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  • '''Wimbledon''' is a distinctive town in [[Surrey]] within the metropolitan conurbation but bounded by the great gre ...is known too for Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas of common land in the conurbation.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=52
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  • '''Ripley''' is a town in [[Derbyshire]], in the valley of the [[River Amber]]. ...and remodelled by the Borough Council to form that Council's Headquarters in the 1990s.
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  • ...ther]], the [[River Tillingham|Tillingham]] and the [[River Brede|Brede]]. In the Middle Ages it was an important member of the [[Cinque Ports]] confeder ...tion with the sea has included providing ships for the service of the King in time of war, and being involved with smuggling gangs of the 18th and 19th c
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  • ...y the A3 and A272 roads respectively) and it grew as a coach stop on the [[Portsmouth]] to [[London]] route. ...e, and pontage throughout the realm of England. All charters are preserved in the archive files at Petersfield Town Council.
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  • '''Gillingham''' is a town in [[Kent]], one of the Medway towns; those naval and industrial towns cluster ...Royal Navy. Also like Chatham it has had to cope with a severe depression in its fortunes since the Chatham Dockyard closed.
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  • '''Newcastle-under-Lyme''' is a market town in [[Staffordshire]]. It is adjacent to The Potteries, the Staffordshire towns Situated in a valley alongside the [[Lyme Brook]], the town is immediately west of the
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  • ...raltar in Europe]], which oversees [[Gibraltar]] and the Church's presence in continental Europe. The parish of the [[Falkland Islands]] is an extra-dio *[[Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe|Gibraltar in Europe]]
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  • '''Axminster''' is a market town in south-eastern [[Devon]], some 28 miles from the [[county town]] ([[Exeter]] ...ets with many varying colours and patterns. While Axminster carpet is made in the town of Axminster, this type of carpet is now manufactured all over the
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  • [[File:Entrance to United Services Portsmouth Ground - geograph.org.uk - 757241.jpg|right|thumb|300px|King James's Gate]] ...ies respectively, in the City of [[Portsmouth]] in [[Hampshire]]. Each is in the care of [[English Heritage]].
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  • ...ef> and this as well as the numerous relics of the Roman period discovered in the area, show that this was a seaport of some note 2,000 years ago. Signs ...dward VI in 1548 makes reference to a previous charter granted by Edward I in 1285. The charter allowed the town to hold two annual fairs.
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  • '''St Helens''' is a large town in southern [[Lancashire]], caught within the conurbation of south Lancashire ...s">{{cite book | author=Barker, T.C & Harris, J.R. | title=Merseyside Town in the Industrial Revolution: St. Helens, 1750-1900| publisher=Routledge | yea
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  • '''Bottesford''' is a small town in [[Lincolnshire]], close to [[Scunthorpe]] and effectively In the 2001 census, Bottesford's population was recorded as 11,177.
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  • ...hoals, bays and harbours reached by narrow, silty channels. The City of [[Portsmouth]] sits on [[Portsea Island]] immediately to the west of Hayling. ...d Scott's Topographical and Historical Account of Hayling Island published in 1826. The site was excavated between 1897 and 1907 and again from 1976 to
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  • |churches=410 ...or bishoprics of the [[Church of England]]. Its seat is at [[Winchester]] in Hampshire and it forms part of the [[Province of Canterbury]].
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  • ...s Hotel and Villa Building Company, chaired by Lord Portsmouth, was formed in 1863, and its prospectus stated: ...Devon have long been known and appreciated. Sir James Clark has placed it in the highest position for health-giving qualities; and the recent publicatio
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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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  • '''Shottesbrooke''' is a village in [[Berkshire]]. The parish is mostly rural: 88% covered by agriculture or w ...Cold Harbour is in the very north of the parish, with Shottesbrooke itself in the central area, between Shottesbrooke Park and Smewins' Farm, where the B
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  • ...[Surrey]]. It is the source of many stories about the area. The London to Portsmouth road (the A3) used to climb round its side, but this is now closed due to t The northern end of the Bowl is known as 'Highcombe Bottom', which exists in different variants: Hackombe Bottom,<ref>John Rocque 1768</ref> Hacham Bott
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  • '''Glastonbury Tor''' is a remarkable hill by [[Glastonbury]] in [[Somerset]]; a steep, solitary hill rising to 518 feet out of the flat, on ...Blue Lias rising from the Somerset Levels. Its anomalous appearance is all in the geology: surrounding softer deposits were eroded over the ages, leaving
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  • |name=Portsmouth |picture=Portsmouth-cathedral1.jpg
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