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• Gloucestershire
  ...n the west, the [[Cotswold Hills]] in he east and the flat, fertile valley of the lower [[River Severn]] which lies between them. ...ower reaches of the [[River Avon, Somerset|River Avon]] through the middle of [[Bristol]], and its old course, the Floating Harbour.
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• Chepstow
  ...is 16 miles east of [[Newport, Monmouthshire|Newport]] and 124 miles west of [[London]]. ...own is on the west bank of the Wye; adjoining villages on the eastern bank of the Wye, [[Tutshill]] and [[Sedbury]], are located in Gloucestershire.
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• Ealing
  ...k/history/was-ealing-the-queen-of-the-suburbs/|title=Was Ealing the 'Queen of the Suburbs'? - Ealing News Extra|date=30 October 2015|website=ealingnewsex ...rter/10054404.Ealing___The_Queen_of_the_Suburbs_/|title=Ealing- 'The Queen of the Suburbs'|website=Your Local Guardian}}</ref> AT its heart is Ealing Bro
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• Peterborough
  ...h is the heart of the [[Soke of Peterborough]], the north-easternmost part of Northamptonshire. ...n centre has been greatly redeveloped and is surrounded but a great number of twentieth-century residential neighbourhoods, many entirely replacing older
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• Gloucester
  |picture caption=Skyline of Gloucester from Painswick Beacon ...oucestershire]] of which it is the [[county town]]. It stands on the banks of the [[River Severn]], some 32 mles above [[Bristol]].
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• Christchurch
  ...reat Britain]]. The town adjoins [[Bournemouth]] in the west and the [[New Forest]] lies to the east. ...ally named Twynham but became known as Christchurch following the building of the priory in 1094.
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• Wendover
  ...uckinghamshire]], at the foot of the [[Chiltern Hills]], to the south-east of Aylesbury. ...able farmland and it contains many hamlets that nestle in amongst the lush forest on the surrounding hills.
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• Bailiwick of Guernsey
  |name=Bailiwick of Guernsey |flag=Flag of Guernsey.svg
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• Rum
  ...m''' or '''Rum''', also spelled '''Rhum''', is one of the [[Small Isles]] of the [[Inner Hebrides]], in [[Argyllshire]]. ...nce the 8th millennium BC and provides some of the earliest known evidence of human occupation this far north.
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• Bollington
  ...art of the Earl of Chester's manor of Macclesfield, and the ancient parish of Prestbury. ...is surmounted by White Nancy, a monument built to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo in the Napoleonic Wars.
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• Cinderford
  |constituency=Forest of Dean |LG district=Forest of Dean
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• Coleford, Gloucestershire
  |constituency=Forest of Dean |LG district=Forest of Dean
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• Lydney
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Monarch's Way
  [[File:The Royal Oak - geograph.org.uk - 1289763.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Royal Oak at Boscobel House]] ...e=2008-08-30}}</ref> In doing so it shows off an eclectic mixture of some of the finest lowland scenery in southern [[Great Britain]].
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• The Kymin
  ...to the boundary with [[Gloucestershire]]'s [[Forest of Dean]]. The summit of the hill, about 800 feet above sea level, is known for its neo-classical mo ...toric Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] and is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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• Forestry Commission
  [[File:Lewis Burn - geograph.org.uk - 210842.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Kielder Forest]] ...during the First World War. To do this the commission bought large amounts of former agricultural land, eventually becoming the largest land owner in Bri
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• Bedford Castle
  |condition=Destroyed, part of motte remains ...h of the property. Today only part of the motte still stands, forming part of an archaeological park built on the site between 2007 and 2009.
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• Windsor Castle
  ...astle in the world. It is famed for its long association with the British royal family and also for its architecture. ...d by historian John Martin Robinson to be "one of the supreme achievements of English Perpendicular Gothic" design.<ref name="Robinson, p.27">Robinson, p
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• Wyesham
  ...re]], less than one mile from [[Monmouth]] town centre on the eastern side of the [[River Wye]] bridge. ...effectively a suburb of [[Monmouth]], the [[county town]]. The [[Forest of Dean]] starts uphill from Wyesham and [[Offa's Dyke Path]] long-distance footpat
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• Staunton, Gloucestershire
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Brechfa Forest
  ...- geograph.org.uk - 1352310.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hilsides in the Brechfa Forest]] ...forest in [[Carmarthenshire]], which was once part of the vast Glyn Cothi Forest. It is managed by the [[Forestry Commission]].
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• Cardiff Castle
  |picture caption=The Norman keep of Cardiff Castle ...erected. Further work was conducted by Richard de Clare in the second half of the 13th century.
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• Forest of Dean
  ...of [[Gloucester]] to the east. It is a place with a wealth of history all of its own. ...before 1066, and remained the largest crown forest in England after [[New Forest]].
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• Dean Forest Railway
  |name=Dean Forest Railway |picture caption=9681 north of Lydney Junction station
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• Waltham Abbey Church
  |full name=The Abbey Church of Waltham<br />Holy Cross and St Lawrence |church=Church of England
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• Berkeley Castle
  ...(historically sometimes spelt ''Berkley Castle'') is a castle in the town of [[Berkeley]], [[Gloucestershire]]. The castle's origins date back to the 11 ...4">{{Cite book | last=Kingsley | first=Nicholas | title=The Country Houses of Gloucestershire, Vol.1 1500-1660 | publisher=Phillimore | location=Chichest
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• East Lancashire Railway
  |picture=The Duke of Gloucester at Townsend Fold.jpg |picture caption=71000 'Duke of Gloucester' at Townsend Fold
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• Beachley
  |constituency=Forest of Dean |LG district=Forest of Dean
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• List of golf courses in the United Kingdom
  ...:Royal & Ancient Clubhouse.jpg|thumb|350px|The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews]] ...r the county in which the clubhouse is situated. Courses in detached parts of counties are listed under the county in which they are locally situate and
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• St Briavels Castle
  ...s noted for its huge gatehouse that guards the entrance, built in the days of King Edward I. ...sbows in mediæval warfare. The castle was transferred many times between royal favourites in the 14th and 15th centuries and slowly declined in appearance
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• Newton Court
  ...dings|accessdate=12 June 2012}}</ref> The stable block is listed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), noted for as a breeding site for lesser ...ic flints, was in the mediæval period, with pottery finds and indications of iron smelting. The [[Domesday Book]] mentions that a mill might have been p
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• Horndean
  ...an''' is a village and parish in [[Hampshire]], situated eight miles north of [[Portsmouth]]. The nearest railway station is just over two miles south-east of the village at [[Rowland's Castle]].
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• North Petherton Hundred
  ...f> This, in turn, was derived from the area's location to the northern end of the [[River Parrett]]. ...erton]], which had been the hundred meeting place and at the centre of the royal estate during Saxon times.<ref name="Gathercole" />
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• Woodford, Cheshire
  ...11 miles south-south-east of [[Manchester]]. Woodford consists of a ribbon of properties along the A5102 road, around which is open countryside. Woodford originated as a hamlet in the ancient parish of [[Prestbury, Cheshire|Prestbury]]. Woodford Aerodrome was opened in 1924 by
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• Drybrook
  |constituency=Forest of Dean |LG district=Forest of Dean
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• English Bicknor
  |constituency=Forest of Dean ...is the village of [[Welsh Bicknor]]. The two towns lie on different sides of the [[River Wye]].
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• Aylburton
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• St Briavels
  |constituency=Forest of Dean |LG district=Forest of Dean
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• West Dean, Gloucestershire
  |name=West Dean |LG district=Forest of Dean
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• East Dean, Gloucestershire
  ...West Dean]], covering the formerly extra-parochial area of the [[Forest of Dean]] in [[Gloucestershire]]. It was created as a township in 1844 and abolishe ...ciety | location=London | isbn=0-901050-67-9}}</ref> For poor relief, East Dean was grouped into the [[Westbury-on-Severn]] Poor Law Union and was included
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• Newnham on Severn
  |constituency=Forest of Dean |LG district=Forest of Dean
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• Minsterworth
  ...on the north bank of the [[River Severn]] (effectively on the western side of the river) and on the A48 road between Gloucester and [[Chepstow]]. The population of the village as at the 2011 census was 444.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://neigh
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• Bream
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Blakeney, Gloucestershire
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• The Pludds
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Whitecroft
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Broadwell, Forest of Dean
  |LG district=Forest of Dean ...in the civil parish of Coleford, which is also its post town. The village of [[Mile End, Gloucestershire|Mile End]] is to the north and [[Coalway]] is t
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• Edge End, Gloucestershire
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Yorkley
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Parkend, Gloucestershire
  |picture caption=View of Parkend |LG district=Forest of Dean
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• Hewelsfield
  |constituency=Forest of Dean |LG district=Forest of Dean
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• Lydbrook
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Sedbury
  |picture caption=The stone marking the southern end of the<br />Offa's Dyke Path, with the Severn Bridge in the background |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Longhope
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Ballinrobe
  ...-11-27.</ref> The name is from the Irish ''Baile an Róba'', meaning 'town of the (river) Robe'. ...oba'', an Augustinian friary whose restored ruins are one of the landmarks of the town today. The District Courtroom is housed in the old Market House, a
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• Brewood
  ...les south of the county town of [[Stafford]]. Some three miles to the west of Brewood is the county border with [[Shropshire]]. ...ocumented the village as 'Breude'. The name is probably a compound made up of a Celtic, Brythonic word with an Anglo Saxon, Old English word.<ref>Cameron
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• Dymock
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Mortimer Trail
  ...timer Trail''' is a waymarked long-distance footpath and recreational walk of 30 miles running through two counties: [[Shropshire]] and [[Herefordshire]] ...ugh the Middle Ages helped to shape the history and geography of this area of the Welsh Marches.
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• Wye Bridge, Monmouth
  ...]. Immediately west of the bridge, the A466 meets the A40. The total span of the bridge is 233 feet.<ref name=crow>Alan Crow, ''Bridges on the River Wye ...was known to exist in 1282 when it formed a boundary with the [[Forest of Dean]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LDKAAAAAIAAJ&q=%22wye+bridge%22+m
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• Swinbrook
  ...ince 1932. [[Widford, Oxfordshire|Widford]] is a hamlet about ½ mile west of Swinbrook. The 2011 Census recorded Swinbrook and Widford's parish populati [[File:Fettiplace monuments, Swinbrook Church (Nancy).jpg|thumb|250px|One of the Fettiplace monuments in St Mary the Virgin parish church]]
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• Arlingham
  ...s a village in [[Gloucestershire]], isolated in a loop of the broad stream of the [[River Severn]]. ...nd", looking across the water to [[Newnham on Severn]] and the [[Forest of Dean]].
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• Horspath
  ...village in [[Oxfordshire]] about three and a half miles east of the centre of [[Oxford]], the county town. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's populati ...tion of red slipware had begun by about AD 240 and continued until the end of 4th century. Production at the Horspath kiln was from the mid-3rd century u
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• Shotover Park
  |picture=Aerial View of Shotover House (geograph 4217497).jpg |picture caption=Aerial view of Shotover Park
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• Huntley, Gloucestershire
  |constituency=Forest of Dean |LG district=Forest of Dean
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• Mile End, Gloucestershire
  |picture=Royal Forest Inn - geograph.org.uk - 765628.jpg |picture caption=Mile End and the Royal Forest Inn
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• Newland, Gloucestershire
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Pillowell
  |LG district=Forest of Dean |constituency=Forest of Dean
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• Forest of Galtres
  ...e|North Riding]] of [[Yorkshire]]. It was to the north of the ancient City of [[York]], extending southward right to the city's very walls. ...History of Easingwold and the Forest of Galtres' (1968)</ref> In 1316 the forest comprised 60 villages in 100,000 acres.
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• Southsea Castle
  ...ortification popular on the Continent. The Cowdray engraving of the Battle of the Solent in 1545 depicted Henry VIII visiting the castle. ...us fires, the castle remained in service and saw brief action at the start of the Civil War in 1642 when it was stormed by Parliamentary forces. Today i
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• Bramshaw
  |picture=St Peter's Church, Bramshaw, New Forest - geograph.org.uk - 440616.jpg |LG district=New Forest
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• Binsted
  ...re|Wheatley]]. The parish also engulphs the [[Alice Holt Forest]], a royal forest lying near the border with [[Surrey]]. ...ation|Bentley]]. According to the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 1,817 people.
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• Hanbury, Worcestershire
  ...ch]], [[Droitwich]] and [[Worcester]], and the slightly more distant areas of [[Birmingham]] and the [[Black Country]]. Although some flint tools of indeterminate date have been found in the parish the main feature surviving
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