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• Outer Hebrides
  The '''Outer Hebrides''' are an island chain in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], off the northwest coast of [[Great Britain]]. T ...h]] and the [[Sea of the Hebrides]], and form a distinct archipelago, in a chain from [[Lewis]] in the north to the tiny, scattered isles and skerries aroun
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• Southern Uplands
  ...stern ranges. All together these are essentially the northern part of one chain of hills with the [[Pennines]]. Both the Pennines and the Southern Uplands ...e south and [[Lammermuir]] to the north, the river and its basin providing low, fertile farmland in contrast to the rough hills each side. The hills neve
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• The Broads
  ...ntrol their numbers. These effects tend to create a stable ecosystem where low growing underwater plants dominate.<ref name="Madgwick 1999"/> The Broads are Britain's largest protected wetland and are home to a wealth of wildlife, especially birdlife. Amongst the waterfowl: Malla
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• Grampian Mountains
  ...this is the extensive mountain barrier of the Grampians which begins in a low range on the sea-coast immediately south of Aberdeen and rise through vario ...ut although children have to learn this at school, they do not learn it at home and nowhere is it used in local speech. Some map-makers have confused the i
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• Dunnet Head
  ...he site of the master station and a monitoring station of the northern GEE chain of radio navigation stations during Second World War. There was also an art
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• Henderson Island
  ...gareva (now part of French Polynesia); thus, Henderson was at the end of a chain of small, dependent colonies of Mangareva.<ref> ...n businessman Arthur "Smiley" Ratliff expressed interest in establishing a home for himself with an airstrip on the island.<ref>
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• Hurst Castle
  ..., built to guard the approaches to [[Southampton]] as part of King Henry's chain of coastal defences to protect England during the turbulent times of his re [[File:Hurst Castle Low Lighthouses 1.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Low lighthouses within the west wing of Hurst Castle]]
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• Skaw
  ...e radar station at Skaw. A combined Coastal Defence U-Boat and Chain Home Low station was also built at [[Saxa Vord]]; after the war this became a ROTOR
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• Bawdsey
  ...in [[Worcestershire]] in 1942. Bawdsey had both Chain Home and Chain Home Low early warning radar stations during the War.
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• Thorpeness
  ...in locations found in J M Barrie's novel such as the pirates lair, Wendy's home, and many others which children are encouraged to play on. The Meare was du ...ome to a small but thriving Thorpeness Rugby Club, the team who play their home games at the pavilion and sports ground are in the Eastern Counties Leagues
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• Wimbledon Common
  ...ee are appointed by three government departments: Environment, Defence and Home Office. The Commons are managed by the Clerk and Ranger, supported by a Dep ..., from 1796 to 1816 Putney Heath hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain, which connected the Admiralty in London to its naval ships in [[Portsmouth
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• St Cyrus
  A Home Chain Low radar station was once situated on the cliffs immediately to the south of t
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• River Dart
  ...of [[Dittisham]] to a point adjacent to the Greenway Estate. Formerly the home of the late crime writer Agatha Christie, this has stunning views across th ...ng to attack the harbour. The remains of the operating mechanisms for the chain are still visible in Dartmouth castle.
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• Plymouth Hoe
  ...d the west large south-facing open public space. Its face to the sea is a low limestone cliff forming the city's seafront ...Drake by Joseph Boehm (a copy of the original statue, which stands in his home town, [[Tavistock]]) was placed on the Hoe in 1884 to commemorate the great
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• South Woodford
  ...ict &mdash; and Woodford Green High Road. There are a number of well-known chain store shops and a good selection of smaller shops, restaurants, cafes, and This area was also, until 2004, home to the student residences of Queen Mary, University of London, but the dist
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• Skerries
  ...et and Church Street and between the surrounding hills of North Fingal and low-lying beaches. Red Island, Mill Hill, Hillside, The public Ardgillan Park a ...dal island at the time. When the invaders landed, they formed ranks and at low tide marched to the mainland, where they were promptly defeated at the anci
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• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
  ...opened as Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) in April 2005 after low-cost flights and rising passenger demand made a new commercial airport feas ...on and has the registration of G-OSRA. It can often be found circling at a low altitude above the airport as part of their training exercises.<ref>http://
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• Beeston, Nottinghamshire
  ...ed space of 140,000 sq. feet. Although most of the factory buildings were low rise, a Paternoster lift still survives in ''E block'' at the site. Beeston is home to a large number of national and international companies that have set up
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• Wicklow Way
  ...|Fewer|1993|p=188}} The trailhead comprises a map board, beside which is a low wall with a stone stile through which walkers pass in order to make their f ...ces of their farms can still be seen in the wintertime when the bracken is low.{{sfn|Fewer|1998|p=22}} Crossing the River Dargle, the trail ascends the ea
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• Clifton Suspension Bridge
  ...ed to pay for the upkeep of the bridge, including the strengthening of the chain anchor points, which was done in 1925 and 1939, and regular painting and ma ...e before landing at Filton Aerodrome.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Last Flight Home|url=http://www.avcollect.com/art_sb_concorde5.html|publisher=Aviation Art|a
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