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• Widnes
  ...=Halton Borough Council}}</ref> The town stands on the north bank of the [[River Mersey]] where the estuary narrows to form the [[Runcorn Gap]]. Directly to ...e'', meaning nose and that it refers to the promontory projecting into the River Mersey. (In Old English likewise this would be ''wid næs''.) However, the
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• Ulva
  <blockquote>We were in hopes to get to Sir Allan Maclean's at [[Inchkenneth]], to-night; but the eight miles, of which our r ...island's folklore disappeared with the island's population. The story of "Allan-a-Sop", adapted by Scott would have formed part.
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• St Columb Major
  ...ound in many Cornish churches. There are also two sculptures by the artist Allan G Wyon and a stained glass window portraying St Columba. In the churchyard ...ing Rosenannon Downs (northeast). The Vale of Lanherne, the valley of the River Menalhyl (see below) is famed for its beauty and occupies the area to the w
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• House of the Binns
  ...ys panoramic views, of the Central Lowlands and to the north, across the [[River Forth]] to the [[Highlands]], and south over the [[Pentland Hills]]. The ho ...at the highest point of the park, Binns Hill. It was designed by Alexander Allan in 1826, allegedly as the result of a wager placed with the then owner, Sir
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• Grasmere
  ...e [[River Rothay]], which forces a steep dale between the fells here. The river flows through the village before entering the lake, and then exits downstre The village is on the river [[River Rothay|Rothay]] which flows into the lake. The village is overlooked from t
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• Clonmore
  ...unty Armagh]], close to the banks of the [[River Blackwater, County Armagh|River Blackwater]]. The Clonmore shrine was found on the banks of the Blackwater River, which runs along the great meadow giving the townland its name. This shrin
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• Dervock
  ...d a half miles north-east of [[Ballymoney]], on the banks of the [[Dervock River]] (within the Barony of [[Dunluce Lower]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dervock|url ...HC |title=Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past|publisher=Ian Allan Publishing|year=1999 |isbn=0-7110-2680-7 }}</ref>
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• Harwich
  ...ne of the [[Haven ports]] on the broad estuary of the [[River Stour, Essex|River Stour]], which divides Essex to the south from [[Suffolk]] to the north, it ...rs and its usefulness to mariners as the only safe anchorage between the [[River Thames|Thames]] and [[Humber]] led to a long period of maritime significanc
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• Portishead
  ...outhwest of [[Avonmouth]], which is just across the [[River Avon, Somerset|River Avon]] in [[Gloucestershire]]. The city of Bristol is 6 miles to the east. The name Portishead derives from the "port at the head of the river". It has been called Portshead and Portschute at times in its history and P
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• River Kent
  [[File:River Kent in Kendal.JPG|right|thumb|350px|The River Kent in Kendal]] ...und 20 miles into the north of [[Morecambe Bay]]. The upper reaches of the river are within the [[Lake District]] National Park.
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• Sutton Bridge
  ...wo 19th century lighthouses 3 miles to the north from the village on the [[River Nene]]. ...he National Grid was opened, it is situated on Centenary Way, close to the river Nene.
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• Thetford
  ...north bank of the [[River Little Ouse]], which is the county boundary, the river is bridged here and Thetford spills over onto the Suffolk side, and long ha ...ts name from the Old English ''þeod ford'' or "people ford". The nearby [[River Thet]] was later named after the town. In the Anglo-Saxon period, Thetford
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• Newmilns
  ...s lies to the north of the river, whilst Greenholm lies to the south. The river also divides the parishes of [[Loudoun]] and [[Galston]], which is why the ...isher=Scotlandsplaces.gov.uk |date=|accessdate=2011-04-26}}</ref> Famed in Allan Ramsay's poem, "The Lass o Pate's Mill", it was demolished in 1977<ref name
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• Stoke Newington
  ...s underground again on its way to [[Canonbury]]. The river bank, the [[New River Path]], can be walked for some distance to the north on to its source near ...ies. Stoke Newington Reservoirs were constructed in 1833 to purify the New River water and to act as a water reserve. The West Reservoir is now a leisure fa
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• Ffestiniog Railway
  ...le of the line out of Porthmadog runs along the Cob, the dyke across the [[River Glaslyn]] which created the [[Traeth Mawr]] and the town of Porthmadog. In 1921, the Aluminium Corporation at [[Dolgarrog]] in the [[River Conwy|Conwy Valley]] bought a controlling interest for £40,000 and began t
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• Welsh Highland Railway
  ...as, Caernarfonshire|Dinas]], then turns east to run up the valley of the [[River Gwyrfai]], which from [[Waunfawr]] is the mountain pass to the west of [[Sn ...wr reflects the new nature of the Glaslyn; sedate and level, and while the river is broad and slow, the line maintains its pace and gauge, as the landscape
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• Talyllyn Railway
  ...e sent by packhorse to the wharf at [[Pennal]], transferred to boats for a river trip to [[Aberdovey]], and then finally loaded into seagoing vessels, a com ...and connecting the station with the existing path on the east side of the river. After 1973, the peak year for passengers on the Talyllyn with 186,000&nbsp
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• Moy
  ...and Moy on the west; the two are joined by [[Charlemont Bridge]], over the river, which here forms the border between the counties of Tyrone and Armagh. The ...year=1972 |title=Irish Railways since 1916 |location=London |publisher=Ian Allan |isbn=0 7110 0282 7 |pages=155, 209}}</ref>
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• Lowther Hills
  The range has river valleys along its boundaries to north east ([[Clydesdale]]) and south-west ...on the [[River Nith]], Moffat on the [[River Annan]] and Abington on the [[River Clyde]].
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• National Cycle Network
  *NCR 141: Keelman's Way: [[Wylam]] - NCN 14 (along south bank of [[River Tyne]]) *NCR 765: Stirling - Bridge of Allan
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