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• Beacon Hill, Leicestershire
  ...Hall. The visitor can also see and hear steam trains on the Great Central Railway which has stations at [[Loughborough]], [[Quorn]] and [[Woodhouse]].
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• York
  |constituency=York Central, York Outer ...he economy of York has moved from being dominated by its confectionery and railway-related industries to one that provides services. The University of York an
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• Humber
  The Humber is formed from the confluence of two great rivers; the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|Yorkshire Ouse]] and the [[River Trent] ...] on the south bank and [[Kingston upon Hull]] on the north, with a single central span of almost a mile; when built, it was the longest bridge in the world.
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• Middlesbrough
  ...larence Railway, in 1833, which shared some of the Stockton and Darlington Railway's track, also provided the stimulus for the growth of Port Clarence on the ...lt Middlesbrough Dock which was then bought by the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company.
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• Harrogate
  ...town were ICI, who occupied offices and laboratories at Hornbeam Park, the Central Electricity Generating Board, and the Milk Marketing Board. ICI's laborator Also in and about Harrogate are the Great Yorkshire Showground and Pavilions of Harrogate, which are major conference
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• Dartford
  ...also had their place. Fulling was another: the cleansing of wool needed a great deal of water, which the river could provide. This led to other water-based ...brass plaque commemorating the work of Richard Trevithick, the pioneer of steam propulsion, who lived, worked and died in the town.
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• Faversham
  ...Road access for the workers was poor, so the Admiralty built a metre-gauge railway to transport them from a terminus at [[Davington]], near the Home Works, to ...andard.aspx?i_PageID=35814| publisher=Faversham.org| title=Davington Light Railway| accessdate=2008-04-08}}</ref>
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• River Darent
  [[File:DartfordDarent3794.JPG|thumb|200px|The Darent flowing through Central Park, Dartford]] ...erted to a laundry, and the waterwheel was removed c1914 to be replaced by steam power. The mill was demolished in October 1969.
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• River Etherow
  ...at the confluence of the [[River Tame, Lancashire|Tame]] and the Goyt, in central [[Stockport]], 4 miles downstream.<ref name=QuayleC>{{Harvnb|Quayle|2006|p= ...Black-headed Gulls and Canada Geese. The woodlands are home to Redstart, Great Spotted Woodpecker, and Spotted Flycatcher.<ref name=SAFS21>{{Citation | la
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• Burnley
  By 1830 there were 32 steam engines in cotton mills throughout the rapidly expanding town,<ref name="Sh ...ny's extension from [[Accrington]] linked the town to the nation's nascent railway network for the first time.<ref name="Short"/> This was another significant
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• Dewsbury
  ...aduct, and nothing remains of Market Place Station. The 19th century saw a great increase in population, rising from 4,566 in 1801 to around 30,000 by 1890. ...engine, Providence Mills - geograph.org.uk - 688602.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Steam engine, Providence Mills, Dewsbury]]
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• Doncaster
  |constituency=Doncaster – Central / North ...n, a cavalry unit which took its name from Crispus, son of Constantine the Great. Crispus, son of the Emperor, lived at Danum while his father was 40 miles
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• Teignmouth
  ...eorgian times, with further expansion after the opening of the South Devon Railway in 1846. Today, its port still operates and the town remains a popular seas ...ificant trade at this time, though cod fishing in Newfoundland was also of great importance.<ref>Trump 1986, p.3</ref>
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• Flixborough
  ...ne of the [[Thankful Villages]]; those which lost none of their men in the Great War (1914-1918). It is indeed Twice-Thankful, for all its men returned ali ...ent]] to [[Amcotts]], and the Gainsborough and [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] steam packets call here on Tuesdays and Fridays. The old church of All Saints, a
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• Salford
  ...nce to it in streets and edifices; contains several public buildings and a great public park, which belong fully more to Manchester than to itself".<ref nam ...gineer's Department of the City of Salford recorded one such incident near Great Clowes Street in February 1882, and others in 1886, 1887 and 1888. In 1892
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• Manchester Ship Canal
  ...sable, and Manchester's business community viewed Liverpool's dock and the railway companies' charges as excessive. A ship canal was proposed as a way of givi ...n extension was completed in 1776 and in 1830 the Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened. In 1844 the Bridgewater Trustees acquired the Mersey & Irwell Navig
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• Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
  |name=Buckinghamshire Railway Centre |owner=Quainton Railway Society Ltd
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• Silloth
  ...with many of the sea facing properties having received facelifts. The main central attraction is a large expansive green that is utilised throughout the year ...val <ref>http://www.sillothbeerfestival.co.uk</ref> held in September, its steam rally, kite and food festivals. By far the town's largest annual event is S
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• Atherstone
  ...which battle the Romans defeated Boudica Queen of the Iceni and ended the "Great Rebellion" against the Roman tyranny. In part due to its central location in Britain (on the main A5 national route and close to the M42 mot
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• New Mills
  ...and calico printing. New Mills was served by the Peak Forest Canal, three railway lines and the A6 trunk road. Redundant mills were bought up in the mid-twen The sides of the Goyt valley have been used to carry two railway lines, the Peak Forest Canal and the A6 trunk road between [[London]] and [
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