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  • [[File:Cinque Ports map.svg|right|thumb|300px|Location of the Cinque Ports and their limbs]] ...he [[English Channel]], where the crossing to the continent is narrowest. The name originates in Norman French, meaning "five ports", which are:
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  • ...[[Bristol Channel]] from the [[River Avon, Somerset|Avon]] to the borders of [[Devon]] on Exmoor and deep inland blessed with rich farmland. ...d the Georgian glories of [[Bath]] and the southern half of the great city of [[Bristol]].
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  • |LG district=City of Aberdeen ...enshire]] and Scotland's third most populous city. It is a major centre of the North Sea oil industry.
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  • ...n of [[Angus]], standing on the north bank of the [[Firth of Tay]]. It is the fourth-largest city in [[Scotland]]. ...along with its other major industries gave Dundee its epithet as the city of "jam, jute and journalism".
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  • | picture = View of Glasgow from Queens Park.jpg ...ow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the [[United Kingdom]].
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  • | picture caption=Aerial view of Inverness ...the United Kingdom. It is considered to be the Capital of the [[Highlands of Scotland|Highlands]].
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  • ...is a major city in southern Lancashire. It stands on the eastern side of the [[Mersey]] Estuary. ...ation of 816,216.<ref>{{cite web |title= Key Statistics for urban areas in the North – Contents, Introduction, Tables KS01 – KS08 |publisher = Office
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  • |picture caption =View of Plymouth Hoe Waterfront ...und]]. It has been the site a major naval port, Devonport, since the days of Queen Elizabeth I.
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  • | picture caption = The Chimes and Uxbridge High Street ...s, as well as various animal bones and traces of charcoal from the remains of campfires.<ref name="Cotton p.8"/>
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  • ...irmingham]] at the edge of the large conurbation formed by the two cities, the [[Black Country]] towns and [[Solihull]]. ...try coalfields and it is now often counted in with the Black Country towns of Staffordshire.
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  • [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|right|300px]] ...x|{{legend|#FF5050|British Overseas Territories}}{{legend|#66FF66|[[United Kingdom]]}}{{legend|#3399FF|[[Crown Dependencies]]}}]]
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  • |arms=Coat of arms of Gibraltar1.svg |flag=Flag of Gibraltar.svg
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  • ...on the south coast some ten miles south of [[Bodmin]] and 30 miles west of the [[River Tamar]]. ...e and wealth have come from the mining of Cornish china clay in and around the town.
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  • |map=Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha on the Globe (in the United Kingdom).svg |flag=Flag of Saint Helena.svg
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  • |flag=Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg |arms=Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg
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  • [[File:Europe location UK.png|right|thumb|300px|The location of the United Kingdom]] ...om.svg|right|thumb|200px|The flag of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the Union Jack]]
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  • ...outh is also the largest city in the county after Southampton, 19 miles to the north-west. ...sland, [[Portsea Island]], on the south coast of [[Great Britain]], facing the [[English Channel]] with a capacious, sheltered, natural harbour, which has
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  • ...outhshire]]. With a population of 55,700 people, it is the largest town in the county. ...in the time of William the Conqueror. The first cathedral was founded in the eighth century.
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  • [[File:Irish flag (220399586).jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Flag of the Republic of Ireland]] ...everal service flags. Before the republic was separated from the [[United Kingdom]], and for several centuries, other symbols were used or understood to repr
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  • |name=Isle of Man |picture=Maughold Village. Isle of Man. - geograph.org.uk - 31912.jpg
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  • |flag=Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |arms=Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government).svg
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  • |name=South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |flag=Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg
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  • |LG district=East Riding of Yorkshire ...anding between the [[River Hull]] and the Westwood, eight miles north-west of [[Kingston upon Hull]].
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  • |name=Bailiwick of Guernsey |flag=Flag of Guernsey.svg
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  • ...de Hove, Brighton and some smaller coastal towns and villages. To the east of Hove is [[Portslade-by-Sea]]. ...the origin of the phrase.<ref name="Olivier">Cally Law, "Time for a change of scene", ''Sunday Times'', 2 March 2003, p. 4.</ref>
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  • |name=City of London |picture caption=St Paul's and the City of London
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  • ...Rochdale itself had a total population of 95,796 in 2001. Rochdale is in the Salford Hundred. ...ny wealthy merchants".<ref name="Pocket Rochdale">{{Cite book|title=Images of England: Rochdale|last=Godman|first=Pam|year=1996|isbn=1-84588-173-7}}</ref
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  • ...ndustrialised towns close in with the contiguous townscape of the south of the county. ...t-south-west of [[Rochdale]], and eight miles north-north-west of the city of [[Manchester]]. It is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages.
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  • ...ng of six [[Counties of the United Kingdom|counties]], namely the counties of: ...low-lying lands of the [[River Bann]] and [[Lough Neagh]] in the heart of the land, to dramatic mountain scenery and noble, ocean-girt sea cliffs.
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  • |picture='High Noon' in the Market Place - geograph.org.uk - 250898.jpg ...0,000. It is found between [[Wolverhampton]] and [[Walsall]] and stands on the [[River Tame, Staffordshire|River Tame]].
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  • |Image=Flag of the United Kingdom.svg ...ities in the Commonwealth, the Union Flag was considered to be the flag of the [[Commonwealth]].
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  • |picture caption=Rayleigh High Street from the top of Holy Trinity Church ...on]]. It has a population of 30,196 as of 2001, having expanded rapidly in the 1960s.
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  • ...village is mainly constructed of locally quarried Cotswold stone. Many of the buildings feature south-facing attic rooms once used as weavers' workshops. ...]]. Its narrow streets and traditional architecture make it the epitome of the English village.
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  • The '''Flags of the British Empire''' past and present are many and various. ...sociated states which made up that grand enterprise, the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries:
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  • |picture caption=Sights of St Helens ...is a large town in southern [[Lancashire]], caught within the conurbation of south Lancashire towns centred upon [[Liverpool]]
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  • [[File:Geograph-1941525-by-Trevor-Rickard.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Part of Wansdyke, Wiltshire]] [[File:Uffington-White-Horse-sat.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The White Horse of Uffington, Berkshire]]
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  • [[File:Kingdom of Northumbria in AD 802.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Northumbria, estimated. in 800] ...sh kingdoms, its kings ruling as overlords of all the English kingdoms and of all North Britain.
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  • ...cairn Islands]]. The territory is the last remaining British territory in the Pacific Ocean. ...its population of just 50 souls is the whole population of the territory. The island is accessible only by boat, at [[Bounty Bay]]. There is no harbour
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  • |ownership=The Crown ...of the estate, can be seen just behind. It has been the private retreat of the Prime Minister since 1921.
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  • |picture caption=The Bridge and House at Chatsworth |owner=Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement
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  • [[File:Glasgow City Chambers and War Memorial.JPG|right|thumb|300px|The City Chambers, from George Square]] [[File:Glasgow City Chambers Council Chamber.jpg|right|thumb|230px|The Council Chamber.]]
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  • [[File:The Forth Bridge seen from South Queensferry.JPG|thumb|right|300px|The Forth Bridge seen from South Queensferry]] ...ometimes referred to as the '''Forth Rail Bridge''' to distinguish it from the [[Forth Road Bridge]], though this has never been its official name.
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  • ...arry nearby. The village has been a designated [[Conservation Area (United Kingdom)|Conservation Area]] since 1971.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edinburgh.g ...believed evil spirits were released into the village. It is believed that the name Ratho comes from ''Rath'', Scottish Gaelic, for a place where there ar
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  • |name=University of Oxford |picture=Oxford - Bridge of Sighs- Hertford College, Passes over New College Lane.jpg
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  • |picture=The Four Bells, St Athan - geograph.org.uk - 1284239.jpg |picture caption =The Four Bells, St Athan
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  • ...s a suburb of the city of Nottingham, and officially designated as part of the Nottingham Urban Area. ...boroughnaturecentre.co.uk/docs/anr-map.pdf Attenborough Nature Centre] Map of Attenborough wetlands</ref>
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  • ...lighthouse authority and a pilotage authority, and also the building which the corporation has its headquarters. ...rond in the County of Kent'. It is a private corporation governed under a Royal Charter and it has three core functions:
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  • |name=University of Aberdeen |arms=University of Aberdeen arms.svg
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  • |name=University of London |arms=University of London arms.svg
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  • [[File:FalkirkWheelSide 2004 SeanMcClean.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The Falkirk Wheel]] ...reconnecting the two canals for the first time since the 1930s as part of the Millennium Link project.
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  • ...th]] in [[Middlesex]] on the northern back and [[Barnes]] in [[Surrey]] to the south. It is a road bridge, 700 feet long. ...ivil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette, and is the second permanent bridge on the site. It is Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|1079819|Hammersmith Bridge}}</ref
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  • ...and Mawson who later designed [[Bradford City Hall]]. This may explain why the town hall blends in with several Crossley Street buildings, which are now l ...directid=100465&source=directid From Weaver to Web: 19th century engraving of Town Hall, and history.]</ref>
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  • |picture caption=The Cunard Building ...pool's ''Three Graces'', which line the city's waterfront. It is also part of Liverpool's UNESCO designated World Heritage Site 'Liverpool Maritime Merca
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  • |address=The Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1AB ...ers of Rochdale Council and houses local government departments, including the borough's civil registration office.
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  • ...well stations, the latter station being only a very short distance away to the east. ...project, and the first major engineering work to be completed. It was also the first railway viaduct to be built with hollow piers,<ref name="IoE">{{NHLE|
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  • |picture caption=Statue at the Elephant & Castle tube station ...erground]] station of the same name. The name ultimately derives from that of a local coaching inn.
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  • |name=University of Exeter |arms=University of Exeter arms.svg
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  • |ownership=The Worshipful Company<br />of Haberdashers ...welve City Livery Companies. Historically the company was associated with the silk and velvet trades.
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  • |name=Royal Courts of Justice |picture=Royal Courts of Justice 2019.jpg
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  • |picture caption=Front elevation of the house ...rd]], in [[Herefordshire]]. The house and estate has also been known as '''The Leys''' or '''Lays House'''.
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  • |picture caption=The south-east of the parish forms this projection,<br />of Rodmead Farm and Rodmead Hill. |population_ref=([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]])<ref name=ons>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.go
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  • ...argent on a chief per pale azure and gules in the dexter a fleur-de-lys in the sinister a lion passant guardant.]] ...ucation/the-worlds-most-elite-boarding-schools/ss-BBozy2a?li=BBoPMmp|title=The world’s most elite boarding schools |website=www.msn.com}}</ref>
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  • |name=National Library of Scotland |picture=National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.JPG
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  • |picture=Southsea castle from the east.JPG |picture caption=Southsea Castle from the east
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  • |full name=The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford ...xon<ref>{{cite book |last=Coke |first=Edward |date=1810 |title=The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt: In Thirteen Parts, Volume 5 |url=https://books.google
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