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• County Antrim
  ...River Bann]] to the west, and the [[River Lagan]] in the south. Antrim is the most populous county in Northern Ireland. ...county offer isolated rugged landscapes, while the [[Giant's Causeway]] on the north coast is a unique landscape and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Nearby
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• Argyll
  ...f [[Scotland]] between the [[Kintyre#Mull of Kintyre|Mull of Kintyre]] and the [[Ardnamurchan]] peninsula ...shes [[Kintyre]] in the very south. The isles and western shorelines face the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
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• Ayrshire
  ...one) - geograph.org.uk - 554287.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Entering Ayrshire on the A77]] ...nshire]] to the south; [[Dumfriesshire]] to the south-east; and the sea to the west.
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• Brecknockshire
  ...cknock''' or '''Brecon''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] in the mountains of Mid-Wales. ...npost - geograph.org.uk - 232881.jpg|250px|thumb|Brecon County signpost to the south-west of Builth Wells]]
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• Buteshire
  ...Arran encompasses most of the shire's land, it has a sparse population and the main settlements are on Bute. ...]] between [[Ayrshire]] and [[Argyll]]. Of all the islands and skerries in the county, only four islands are inhabited ([[Isle of Bute|Bute]], [[Isle of A
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• Cambridgeshire
  |picture=King's College Chapel and Clare College from across the river - geograph.org.uk - 67682.jpg The '''County of Cambridge''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] of [[East Anglia]].
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• Cumberland
  ...ict]] to the coast, stretching along the coast of the [[Solway Firth]] and the [[Irish Sea]]. ...Helvellyn]], and the summits of several, including Helvellyn, form part of the county boundary with Westmorland.
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• Dorset
  |picture=Bindon hill from the east.jpg ...re]] to the east. Outside the “South East Dorset conurbation”, most of the county is largely rural and agricultural.
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• Dumfriesshire
  ...ies''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] on the north shore of the [[Solway Firth]]. Its [[county town]] is [[Dumfries]]. ...lkirkshire]] to the north; and [[Roxburghshire]] to the east. The coast of the [[Solway Firth]] forms its southern edge.
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• County Durham
  ...a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] in the north of England. It is the only English county whose common name is prefixed with "County", as is more ...e River Tyne and the Derwent and from the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]] by the River Tees from its source to its mouth.
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• Fife
  |picture caption=The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews ...m of Fife", a reference to the ancient Pictish kingdom of Fife from whence the county evolved.
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• Corstorphine
  '''Corstorphine''' is a village and ancient parish in [[Midlothian]], to the west of [[Edinburgh]] and now considered a suburb of that city.<ref>[CORSTO ...en Edinburgh and [[Glasgow]]. The actual "High Street" itself is no longer the main street, an idiosyncrasy shared with central Edinburgh.
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• Huntingdonshire
  |picture=St Ives The Quay 2.jpg ...ingdom|shire]] between the [[Midlands]] and [[East Anglia]]. It is one of the smaller counties in [[Great Britain]]; in [[England]] only [[Rutland]] and
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• Inverness-shire
  |motto=Air son Math na Siorrachd<br />(For the good of the county) ...oast and includes many of the isles of the [[Hebrides]], including most of the Outer Hebrides.
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• Kent
  ...ns of Kent are within the [[London]] suburbs. Kent is considered is one of the [[home counties]]. ...known as "the Garden of England" for the richness of its agriculture, and the abundance of orchards and hop gardens.
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• Kincardineshire
  |picture caption=Craig of Garvock in the Howe O' the Mearns ...the [[North Sea]] coast, bounded to the north by [[Aberdeenshire]] and on the south-west by [[Angus]].
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• Merionethshire
  |motto=Tra môr, tra Meirion<br />(While the sea lasts, so shall Merioneth) ...ited Kingdom|shire]] reaching from the coast on [[Cardigan Bay]] high into the mountains.
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• Northumberland
  ...Tyne|Tyne]], with [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]] and its lands stretching north of the Tweed. ...st and [[County Durham]] to the south, while its eastern side is washed by the [[North Sea]].
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• Lancaster Canal
  ...River Ribble]] was never completed, and much of the southern end leased to the [[Leeds and Liverpool Canal]], of which it is now generally considered part ...igan Top Lock, remains navigable as part of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The planned continuation to Westhoughton was never built.
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• Liathach
  ...its height, 3,461 feet at the highest summit, its grandeur of bearing and the challenges it places before any man who dares its slopes. ...rridon eastwards all to the north of [[River Torridon|Glen Torridon]] (and the A896). It has two peaks of [[Munro]] status:
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• Lochgoilhead
  ...n during the summer months. Two single-track roads both lead in and out of the village. It has a Post Office, village store, a medical and dental practice ...which rises on nearby [[Ben Donich]] and [[Beinn an Lochain]], flows into the loch.
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• Shropshire
  ...lated counties with a population density of 337 a square mile according to the 2001 census. ...ds the south-east of the county and [[Ludlow]] above the [[River Teme]] to the south. In northern Shropshire are [[Whitchurch, Shropshire|Whitchurch]] and
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• Staffordshire
  ...to the east, [[Warwickshire]] to the south-west, and [[Worcestershire]] to the south. ...s of the [[Black Country]] have grown over the rich coal seams which drove the industrial revolution in these parts.
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• Surrey
  ...nited Kingdom|shire]] in the south-east of [[Great Britain]]. It is one of the "Home Counties". ...o the east lies [[Kent]] and to the west [[Hampshire]] and [[Berkshire]]. The [[county town]] is [[Guildford]].
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• Warwickshire
  ...[[Manchester]] in [[Lancashire]] contests the title), and [[Coventry]] to the east is another major centre. ...s its name, is [[Warwick]], but its largest town by far is [[Birmingham]], the heart of a vast conurbation spreading over much of Warwickshire, Staffordsh
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• Wiltshire
  ...o the north, [[Berkshire]] and [[Hampshire]] to the east and [[Dorset]] to the south. ...e]] and [[Avebury]], and countless prehistoric barrows. The Plain is also the Army’s main training area in Britain.
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• Yorkshire
  |picture caption=Salts Mill at the World-heritage site<br />Saltaire, W.R. ...rby]], [[Cheshire|Chester]], [[Lancashire|Lancaster]] and [[Westmorland]]. The [[county top]] is [[Mickle Fell]] at 2,585 ft.
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• County Cavan
  ...] to be part of the Republic of Ireland. Cavan lies along the border with the [[United Kingdom]]. ...}</ref> It is also the sixth largest of Ulster's nine counties in size and the seventh largest by population.
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• County Clare
  |picture caption=Poulnabrone dolmen, the Burren ..., a bleak, barren rocky land in stark contrast to the green of the rest of the county.
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• County Cork
  ...pulation was 518,128 making it the second most populous of the counties in the state.<ref>[http://www.cso.ie/census/table1.htm Actual and percentage chang ...ork is 519,032 making it the state's second-most populous county, although the peak population in 1841 was recorded as 854,118.
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• County Kerry
  |picture caption=The Lakes of Killarney ...in part of the area. The population of the county is 145,502 according to the 2011 census.
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• County Kildare
  |picture caption=View across the plains of Kildare ...Republic of Ireland. The population of the county is 210,312 according to the 2011 census.
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• County Laois
  ...'''Queen's County''' is a [[Counties of the Republic of Ireland|shire]] in the [[Provinces of Ireland|province]] of [[Leinster]], Republic of Ireland. ...s in the 2006 census, which is the highest percentage population growth in the country.
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• County Limerick
  ...lation at the 2011 census 191,809 of which 95,894 live in Limerick itself, the county town.<ref>[http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/documents/census2 ...Johns-Castle-2012.JPG|250px|right|thumb|The [[River Shannon]] runs through the city of [[Limerick]], with King John's Castle.]]
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• County Louth
  |picture caption=The Cooley Mountains, County Louth ...County Louth|Louth]]. The population of the county is 122,897 according to the 2011 census.<ref>[http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2011/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=CT
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• County Offaly
  ...nty is 76,687 according to the 2011 census. Offaly borders seven counties, the second most of any county after [[County Tipperary|Tipperary]], which borde .... It is the largest county by area and the second largest by population in the Midlands.
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• Westmeath
  ...ient Kingdom of Meath. The population of the county is 86,164 according to the 2011 census. ...in the county of [[County Offaly|Offaly]].<ref>Townland of Balleek Beg in the parish of Durrow: {{wmap|53.324|-7.502|zoom=14|base=outline_detached}}</ref
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• County Wexford
  ..., pp 130–164.</ref> The population of the county is 145,320 according to the 2011 census. The county is rich in evidence of early human habitation.<ref name=StoutWex>Sto
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• County Wicklow
  ...n's southern horizon. The population of the county is 136,640 according to the 2011 census. ...th largest in terms of population. Between 2006 and 2011 the population of the county grew between 5–10%<ref>http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/doc
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• Potters Bar
  ....north-herts.gov.uk/lcb-strategy-final111004_1_.pdf A Housing Strategy for the London Commuter Belt Sub-region 2005 - 2008] (PDF)</ref> ....<ref name=pbhistory>[http://www.pbhistory.co.uk/history.html PBHistory] - The history</ref>
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• Oakham
  ...the largest man-made lakes in Europe. It is in the [[Vale of Catmose]] and the town itself is built on an incline, and varies from 325ft above sea level ( ...arket held in the town's market square every Wednesday and Saturday (near the ancient octagonal '''Buttercross''' with its pyramidal roof and wooden stoc
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• Aberdeen
  ...enshire]] and Scotland's third most populous city. It is a major centre of the North Sea oil industry. ...l in the 1970s, other nicknames have been the ''Oil Capital of Europe'' or the ''Energy Capital of Europe''.<ref name="uni-abdn">{{cite web |url=http://ww
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• Ellon
  ...Eilean'', signifying an island, on account of the presence of an island in the River Ythan, which historically offered a convenient fording point.<ref>[ht ...he ''Deer Dyke'', and the ''Auld Brig'', a category A listed bridge across the Ythan, built in 1793 and still in use as a pedestrian bridge.
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• Wicken Fen
  '''Wicken Fen''' is a wetland nature reserve situated near the village of [[Wicken, Cambridgeshire|Wicken]] in [[Cambridgeshire]]. ...ivation. The reserve includes a variety of habitats once found throughout the [[Great Fen]], including fenland, farmland, marsh, and reedbeds.
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• Ballycastle, County Antrim
  ...of Kintyre]] in [[Argyll]]. The town is at the northern mainland limit of the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ...year on the last Monday and Tuesday of August. Ballycastle is the home of the Corrymeela Community.
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• Whittlesey
  |picture caption=The Buttercross, Whittlesey ...six miles east of [[Peterborough]], [[Northamptonshire]] and lies close to the county boundary with [[Huntingdonshire]].
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• Holyhead
  '''Holyhead''' is the largest town in the county of [[Anglesey]]. It is a major port serving ships from [[Ireland]]. ...ne to Holyhead. A more recent causeway running parallel to The Cob carries the A55 dual carriageway.
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• Dollar
  ...ange to the north and the [[River Devon, Clackmannanshire|River Devon]] to the south. ...nd much information about the former Devon Valley Railway, which closed in the 1970s.
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• Irvine, Ayrshire
  ...and, Hugh de Morville. It also served as the capital of [[Cunninghame]]. The poet [[Robert Burns]] lived here for a time, after whom Burns Street and Bu ...n had the right to control trade in the Baronies of Cunninghame and Largs. The dispute was resolved by Robert II's Royal Charter of 8 April 1372 conferrin
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• Troon
  ...[Isle of Arran]]. Troon is also a port with freight and ferry services — the P&O Express to [[Larne]] and a yacht marina. In May 2006, a ferry service t ...r it was demolished in 1966 by the council who had been unable to maintain the building after purchasing it in 1928.
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• Todmorden
  '''Todmorden''' is a market town in the [[Pennines]] which stands on the boundary of [[Lancashire]] and [[Yorkshire]]. ...nfluence of three steep-sided Pennine valleys which constrict the shape of the town. Todmorden is surrounded by moorland with occasional outcrops of grits
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• Manchester
  ...d contiguous towns, Manchester has highest population of any urban area in the United Kingdom after [[London]]. ...ntre, the town's origin, is built on a sandstone bluff near the meeting of the rivers [[River Medlock|Medlock]] and [[River Irwell|Irwell]].
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• Blaenavon
  '''Blaenavon''' is a town and World Heritage Site in [[Monmouthshire]]. The town stands high on a hillside and has a population of 6,349 people. ...es and the works have now closed but their importance has been recognised: the [[Blaenavon Industrial Landscape]] is now enrolled as a World Heritage Site
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• Reading
  ...west of [[London]]. Reading is well connected, by the [[M4 motorway]] and the [[Great Western Main Line]] railway. Reading was an important national centre in the mediæval period, the site of a monastery with strong royal connections. Today it remains a comme
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• Newbury
  ...many 17th century buildings. Newbury is best known for its racecourse and the adjoining former airbase at [[Greenham Common]]. ...ilt up area with an overall population of around 60,000. Newbury serves as the major commercial and retail centre of West Berkshire.
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• Luton
  ...Luton and its near neighbours, [[Dunstable]] and [[Houghton Regis]], form the Luton-Dunstable urban area with a population of over 240,000.<ref name=pop2 ...ving towards an economy based on light industry, services (particularly in the retail sector) and industry related to its airport.
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• Dunstable
  | picture=Dunstable, The Clock Tower and Market Cross - geograph.org.uk - 145452.jpg | picture caption=The Clock Tower and Market Cross
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• Ystradfellte
  ...e]]. It lies in the valley of the Rive Mellte in the Fforest Fawr area of the [[Brecon Beacons]] National Park. ...terfalls and caves of the river. Ystradfellte is also home to one pub and the Croydon Caving Club.
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• Ockley
  | picture=The Well at Ockley. - geograph.org.uk - 111892.jpg | picture caption=The well on Ockley Green
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• Bangor, Caernarfonshire
  {{Hatnote|For the town in Downshire, see [[Bangor, County Down]]}} ...of Anglesey from Caernarfonshire. Bangor is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom, enjoying its city status by virtue of its Anglican cathedra
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• Porthmadog
  ...adog''' is a small coastal town on southern coast of [[Caernarfonshire]]. The town lies five miles east of [[Criccieth]] and 20 miles south of [[Caernarf ...estward of the town rises [[Moel-y-Gest]], 860 feet high and looming above the town.<ref name="gateway"/>
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• Milton Keynes
  ...s incorporate pre-existing towns within its area. It is situated mostly in the [[Newport Hundred]], with [[Shenley Brook End]] in [[Cottesloe Hundred]]. ...[Milton Keynes Village]], lying a few miles east of Central Milton Keynes (the planned centre).
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• Builth Wells
  | picture caption =Bridge over the Wye at Builth Wells ...meeting of the [[River Wye]] and the River Irfon, in the upper reaches of the [[Wye Valley]].
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• Brecon Beacons
  ...re a mountain range in [[Brecknockshire]]. It forms the central section of the '''Brecon Beacons National Park''' (''Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog' [[File:brecon beacons.jpg|thumb|left|The Brecon Beacons, seen from the south]]
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• Birkenhead
  | picture caption= The former Birkenhead Town Hall, Hamilton Square ...f [[Cheshire]]. It lies on the west bank of the [[River Mersey]], opposite the city of [[Liverpool]] in [[Lancashire]]. Birkenhead is best known as a cent
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• North Berwick
  ...''' is a seaside town in [[East Lothian]]. It stands on the south shore of the [[Firth of Forth]], some 25 miles east of [[Edinburgh]]. ...Bay, and continues to attract holiday makers to this day. Golf courses at the ends of each bay are open to visitors.
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• Hamilton, Lanarkshire
  | picture= Hamilton The Top Cross .jpg ...[River Clyde]] where the [[Avon Water, Lanarkshire|Avon Water]] flows into the Clyde.
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• Stonehaven
  ...tonehaven''' is a town on the coast of [[Kincardineshire]], of which it is the county town. ...inland from the sea coast. As late as the 16th century, old maps indicate the town was called '''Stonehyve''' or '''Stonehive'''.
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• Huntingdon
  ...iddle of the county on the [[River Great Ouse]], one of the three towns in the county so to do. ...me, the largest grass meadow in the land, an island between the streams of the Great Ouse.
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• Southwell
  {{Hatnote|This article concerns Southwell in Nottinghamshire. For the village on Portland see [[Southwell, Dorset]]}} ...re]]. It is best known as the site of Southwell Minster, the cathedral of the [[Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham]], which covers Nottinghamshire. Its
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• Peebles
  | picture=Parish church and wishing well viewed from the banks of the River Tweed - geograph.org.uk - 134269.jpg ...triangular piece of land, open to the east but contained by the rivers to the south and north.
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• Charlbury
  ...ilt town. Much of its charm lies in its narrow lanes which lead to much of the traffic by-passing its centre. With its proximity to [[Chipping Norton]] an ..."ceorl" and "churl", along with the modern German name "Karl" derive from the same Proto-Germanic word *karlaz.<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?
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• Ambleside
  ...at the head of [[Windermere]], England's largest lake. The town is within the Lake District National Park and is a centre for fell-walking and sightseein ...through the dramatic Kirkstone Pass linking Windermere with Ullswater over the high fells.
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• Wembley
  ...North Wembley and Wembley Park, the latter the home of Wembley Stadium and the Arena. The town is at the meeting of railway lines, which have contributed to its growth, and four st
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• Esher
  |picture= Esher, Fountain on The Green - geograph.org.uk - 106982.jpg ...iver Mole]]. Esher is largely suburban in character, home to commuters and the well-to-do.
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• Exeter
  ...r]]. It is a city full of history and, despite suffering in the Blitz and the later redevelopment, it retains a wealth of historic buildings from many of ...ver Exe]], nine miles from the sea and was formerly a seaport. It remains the chief town of East Devon and a major regional centre.
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• Black Country
  [[File:Black Country Flag.svg|right|thumb|300px|The flag of the Black Country, adopted in July 2012]] ...ww.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/uncovered/what_is.shtml |title=What and where is the Black Country? |publisher=BBC.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref>
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• Acton, Middlesex
  ...and a group of neighbourhoods in [[Middlesex]]. Its name is derived from the Old English ''Actun'' ("Oak village") ...y suburban growth. Acton remains an urban place. Its town centre is along the High Street. It has spawned its own contiguous suburbs too, including Nort
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• Bow
  ...[Whitechapel]], [[Stepney]], [[Mile End]], and finally Bow. Beyond Bow is the [[River Lea]]; Middlesex's eastern border, and beyond that is [[Stratford, ...it variously as "Bow" and as "Stratford le Bow". The "bow" is the bow in the River Lea by which it stands.
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• Camden Town
  | picture caption = Shopping street near the market ...''', is a town of [[Middlesex]] deep within the [[London]] conurbation, to the north-east of Regent's Park. It is well known for Camden Town Market.
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• Chiswick
  ...cape is built around and south of Chiswick house, down into the embrace of the river's curved meander. ...of Chiswick is barely changed from its Old English name, ''Cesewic'', but the town has developed somewhat since those days.
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• Edgware
  ...was extended to Edgware, the village swelled enormously and in time joined the London conurbation. ...structure along the High Street, if little of its old buildings other than the parish church and two collections of almshouses.
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• Edmonton
  ...with [[Essex]]. It is thoroughly contiguous with the surrounding towns of the metropolitan conurbation. ...us theme to Tottenham High Road to the south. Fore Street is the heart of the town.
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• Isleworth
  ...ish in western [[Middlesex]] beside the [[River Thames]], which here forms the border with [[Surrey]]. ...can be argued that the similar word is counterintuitively pronounced, and the place name is literal.
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• Southall
  ...The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in in the metropolitan conurbation.<ref name=london_plan_f08>{{cite web|url=http://ww ...as one of the last canals to carry significant commercial traffic (through the 1950s) and is still open to traffic and is used by pleasure craft.
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• Wood Green
  ...and north of [[Harringay]]. The London Plan identifies the town as one of the metropolitan centres in Greater London.<ref name=london_plan_f08>{{cite web ...ottenham Wood: hence the original name of the area, Tottenham Wood Green. The 18-acre area was auctioned off as 'Wood-Green' in 9 separate plots on 13 Au
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• Cannock Chase
  ...area so designated in mainland Britain, covering 26 square miles. Much of the area is also designated as a "Site of Special Scientific Interest". ...k of Sudden Oak Death disease (''Phytophthora ramorum'') was discovered on the chase, at Brocton Coppice. Various restrictions were put in place in an att
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• Stoke-upon-Trent
  {{Hatnote|This article is about the town of Stoke-upon-Trent. The larger conurbation is [[Stoke-on-Trent]]}} ...f [[Stoke-on-Trent]] in [[Staffordshire]]. Of the Six Towns, it stands in the centre, between [[Hanley, Staffordshire|Hanley]] and [[Fenton, Staffordshir
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• Ben Nevis
  |picture caption=Ben Nevis from Banavie, looking toward the summit ...pian Mountains]] in the [[Lochaber]] area of [[Inverness-shire]], close to the town of [[Fort William]].
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• Rainford
  ...s north of [[St Helens, Lancashire]]. At the 2001 Census the population of the civil parish was 8,344. ...re separated by a band of farmland, although they come close to meeting at the village's north-western end.
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• Lichfield
  '''Lichfield''' is a city in [[Staffordshire]]. It lies in the midst of rural Staffordshire, 16 miles north of [[Birmingham]]. ...son, the author, wit and writer of the first authoritative ''Dictionary of the English Language''.
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• Scalloway
  ...land]], a position it lost to [[Lerwick]] in 1708. It is a fishing port on the western, Atlantic coast of [[Mainland, Shetland|Mainland]]. ...ature. (The castle is usually locked, however a key can be borrowed from the nearby [http://www.scalloway-hotel.co.uk Scalloway Hotel].)
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• Kintyre
  ...orth of Kintyre is known as [[Knapdale]], and if Knapdale is included then the peninsula is as long again. The name "Kintyre" is Gaelic, in which it is ''Cinn Tìre''.
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• Wing
  {{Hatnote|For the village in Rutland, see [[Wing, Rutland]]}} ...on churches, one of the best in Britain, and one of the oldest churches in the country.
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• Hampton-in-Arden
  |picture=The High Street Hampton in Arden.JPG .../localhistory/16378.htm Solihull Council Web site]</ref> Its population in the 2001 census was 1,787.<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/diss
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• Llandovery
  ...s a market town in [[Carmarthenshire]], standing on the [[River Tywi]] and the A40 road. ...heir confluence. A smaller watercourse the Bawddwr, runs through and under the town.
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• Crewe
  |picture caption=Crewe town centre looking towards the Market Hall ...of Rolls-Royce motor car production. The Pyms Lane factory on the west of the town now produces Bentley motor cars exclusively.
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• Bodmin
  ...inistration after 1835 when the courts moved to from [[Launceston]], until the main courts moved again, to [[Truro]]. ...n monasticism and later made wealthy from tin mining and the attentions of the Duchy of Cornwall.
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• Gibraltar
  ...ula of 2.6 square miles connceted by a low-lying isthmus to the north with the European mainland. Its only land frontier is here, with Spain. ...es. The city now spreads out far beyond the Rock into lands reclaimed from the Bay of Gibraltar.
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• Redruth
  ...rnwall|Pool]] which lies between the two. These three towns together form the largest urban area in Cornwall. ...wall Society.]</ref> is housed in the Town Council office at the bottom of the main street.
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• Carlisle
  ...t is the largest town in Cumberland, with a population of 71,773 and forms the chief commercial centre for many miles around. ...ariety of museums and heritage centres. Carlisle Cathedral is the seat of the [[Diocese of Carlisle|Bishop of Carlisle]].
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• St Helena
  ...sh overseas territory]] of [[St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]]. The island was named by its Portuguese discoverer after Saint Helena of Constan ...of the ocean, a cleft in the cliffs giving a place for its chief town (and the territory’s capital) [[Jamestown, St Helena|Jamestown]].
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• Pitcairn Islands
  ...n. The islands are a [[British overseas territory]]; the last remaining in the Pacific Ocean. ...les across, and its population of just 50 souls is the whole population of the territory.
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• Isle of Wight
  |picture caption=The Needles and Alum Bay [[File:Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg|right|thumb|200px|The island flag of Wight]]
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• Wrexham
  ...nal infrastructure. It was granted city status on 1 September 2022 to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. ==The town==
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• Ruthin
  |picture=The Old Court House Ruthin Wales.jpg |picture caption=The Old Court House, built in 1401
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• Llangollen
  ...]] which stands on the steep banks of the [[River Dee]] and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. It had a population of 3,412 in 2001. ...he road from [[London]] to [[Holyhead]] (now the A5). It is now firmly on the tourist trail from which it derives its current prosperity.
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• Derby
  ...he bridges and engulfed many of the villages and neighbourhoods all around the town. ...s came to the town in 1977, when the Queen presented the letters patent to the Mayor in person.
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• Chesterfield
  ...Derbyshire|Staveley]], the population (2001) is 100,879, although that of the town itself is 70,260. It is Derbyshire's largest town after Derby. [[File:Crooked Spire.jpg|thumb|100px|right|The crooked spire of St Mary's]]
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• Grange-over-Sands
  ...on the eastern side of the [[Furness]] coast; part of Lancashire North of the Sands. ...of sheep. The river though is still moving and may in coming years swamp the meadow once more.
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• Furness
  [[File:Coniston from Old Man.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Coniston from the Old Man]] ...ashire North of the Sands', Accessed August 20, 2006.</ref> Furness forms the North Lonsdale hundred.
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• Seathwaite, Cumberland
  ...n of the B5289 road that runs between Borrowdale parish and Seatoller over the [[Honister Pass]].<ref name="bowker"/> ...by Seathwaite Fell takes its name from the hamlet and lies about a mile to the south&ndash;southwest of it.
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• Poole
  ...r]] and its urban spread abuts that of [[Bournemouth]] in [[Hampshire]] to the east. It owes its position and prosperity to [[Poole Harbour]], a vast and ...ar the town was one of the main departing points for the D-Day landings of the Normandy Invasion.
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• Newcastle, County Down
  ...ntains]] come down to the sea. Newcastle is known for its sandy beach and the Royal County Down Golf Club. ...its most special attribute is its location at the foot of Slieve Donard. The town has benefitted from a multi-million upgrade which makes it a high qual
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• Alexandria
  '''Alexandria''' is a town in [[Dunbartonshire]]. It stands on the [[River Leven, Dunbartonshire|River Leven]], four miles north-west of [[Dum ...on of the town is 13,444. It is the largest town in the [[Vale of Leven]], the others being [[Balloch, Dunbartonshire|Balloch]], [[Renton, Scotland|Renton
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• Dumfries
  ...//qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=277 "Eva Mendes - the latest Queen of the South" 7th November 2010]</ref> ==Name of the town==
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• Lockerbie
  ...ith the counties at the south dominated the local economy for a long time. The town maintains still a sheep market. ...al local red sandstone. The building looks over a war memorial built after the Second World War, with its characteristic bronze statue of an angel atop a
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• Moffat
  |picture=Moffat from the hills.JPG |picture caption=Moffat from the surrounding hills
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• Wirral
  ...er Mersey]] (beyond which lies [[Lancashire]]). The peninsula forms one of the seven [[hundred]] of Cheshire. ...n]] and [[Saughall]] are part of the Wirral, and indeed they do lie within the [[Wirral Hundred]].
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• Shirley, Warwickshire
  |picture=St James the Great, Shirley - geograph.org.uk - 85912.jpg |picture caption=St. James the Great Church, Stratford Road, Shirley
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• Henley-in-Arden
  ...enley''') is a small town in [[Warwickshire]]. The name is a reference to the former [[Forest of Arden]]. ...ack to mediæval times and wide variety of preserved architectural styles. The mile-long High Street of Henley is a conservation area.
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• Wootton Wawen
  ...which lies a broad green rising up to the Parish Church. Southward along the road is Wootton Hall, a large Palladian house and estate. ...ounty of Warwick: Volume 3]</ref> The older part of the village straddling the A3400 is designated as a 'Conservation Area' because of its open, rural cha
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• Windermere
  [[File:Windermere2croped3.jpg|right|thumb|upright|A map of the lake from 1925]] ...al and Windermere Railway built a branch line to it. It is entirely within the [[Lake District|Lake District National Park]].
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• Coulsdon
  ...ent, and '''Smitham Bottom''', which grew substantially with the coming of the railways. ...y the majority of its inhabitants now, although well into the 20th century the local pronunciation was 'Colesdon')
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• Cranleigh
  ...in England". It lies 8 miles south east of [[Godalming]], to the east of the A281 which links [[Guildford]] with [[Horsham]]. ...drinking water fountain of 1874, that can still be found in the middle of the village in 'Fountain Square'.
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• Croydon, Cambridgeshire
  ...he village is immediately west of the A1198 road, the Roman Ermine Street. The population in 2001 was 221 people. The site of the deserted mediæval village of Clopton is in Croydon parish, which was forme
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• Arnside
  |picture caption=Arnside on the River Kent ...o its two parts, north and south of the sands. The whole village is within the Arnside and Silverdale ''Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty''.
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• Denham, Buckinghamshire
  ...e south of the county, on the border with [[Middlesex]], in which is found the nearest large town, [[Uxbridge]]. The tree-lined Village Road includes several old red brick houses with giant wi
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• East Linton
  ...ast Lothian]], standing on the [[River Tyne, East Lothian|River Tyne]] and the A1 road five miles east of [[Haddington]]. Its recorded 2001 population of ...n in the buildings of the village. It also serves as a base for exploring the East Lothian countryside.
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• Boston
  ...of [[Holland]], the south-eastern part of that county. Boston lies astride the [[Greenwich Meridian]]. Boston's most notable landmark is St Botolph's Church (''The Stump''), the largest parish church in Britain<ref>{{cite news
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• Brentwood
  ...yside and woodland; some penetrating to within only a few hundred yards of the town centre. ...of Essex (later [[Epping Forest]]) that would have covered the area, where the main occupation was charcoal burning.
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• Dulwich
  ...East Dulwich, West Dulwich and Dulwich Village, lying in a valley between the neighbouring and contiguous districts of [[Camberwell]], [[Crystal Palace]] The name of Dulwich has been spelt in various ways in history; ''Dilwihs'', ''D
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• Dorking
  ...is a town in [[Surrey]]. A historic market town, it stands at the foot of the [[North Downs]]. ==The town==
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• Newport, Shropshire
  |constituency=The Wrekin ...stimate puts it between 12,444, with another 5,000 dwelling round about in the outlying villages and farming districts.
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• Newport-on-Tay
  ...n the north east of [[Fife]] which serves as a commuter suburb for Dundee. The Fife Coastal Path passes through Newport. ...dary school in [[St Andrews]], [[Cupar]] or the High School of [[Dundee]], the nearest independent school.
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• Stratford, Essex
  ...x]] used to be called ''Stratford-atte-Bow'', both towns being named after the Roman road passing through them. ==The town==
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• Bray, Berkshire
  ...of [[Maidenhead]]. It is most famed as the village in the satirical song ''The Vicar of Bray''. ...residential area, as well as being a place popular with tourists exploring the Thames.
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• Grimsby
  ...ber]] Estuary in [[Lincolnshire]]. The port was well known to the Norse in the great seagoing age of that nation, and it was named in their language. Acc ==The town==
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• River Usk
  [[File:RiverUskAbergavenny.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The River Usk near Abergavenny]] ...'' ({{lang|cy|Afon Wysg}}) flows through the heart of [[Monmouthshire]] to the sea.
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• River Wye
  [[File:River Wye at Hay-on-Wye.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Wye at Hay-on-Wye]] [[File:Chepstow Castle and Bridge from Tutshill.jpg|thumb|250px|The Wye at Chepstow]]
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• Bridgwater
  ...arrett]], 10 miles above its mouth at [[Highbridge]], which river has been the town's foundation as a trading port. ...etween two junctions of the M5 motorway. Bridgwater railway station is on the main railway line between [[Bristol]] and Taunton.
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• Shoreditch
  ...[[Middlesex]] deep within the metropolitan conurbation, a little north of the [[City of London]]. Shoreditch is entirely contiguous with its surrounding ...ed in 1899 and gone by 1965. The Hall has been restored and is now run by the Shoreditch Town Hall Trust.
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• Cowdenbeath
  ...and became a Police Burgh in 1890. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the town has a population of 11,640. ...“settlement”. “Cowdenbeath” was originally the name of a farm in the parish.
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• Kirkby Stephen
  |constituency=Penrith and the Border ...low [[Hugh Seat]] and passes by, almost unobserved, on the eastern edge of the town.
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• Connah's Quay
  ...trolled by local Ranger Service and includes Ewloe Castle which dates from the 13th century. ...dlery on the docks. It has also been said by some that a Mary Connah owned the dock, from which travellers from Cheshire staithes opposite would ask to be
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• Prestatyn
  ...shire]]. It stands on the [[Irish Sea]] coast, to the east of [[Rhyl]]. At the 2001, Prestatyn had a population of 18,496.<ref name=2001Census>{{citation| ...e of [[Meliden]], have revealed the existence of early human habitation in the area.
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• Isle of Bute
  ...''', also known as the '''Isle of Bute''' is an island of [[Buteshire]] in the lower [[Firth of Clyde]]. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001. Farming and tourism are the main industries on the island, along with fishing and forestry.
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• Ailsa Craig
  |picture caption=Ailsa Craig from the north ...ly in the seaward view all along the coasts of the Firth of Clyde and from the north coast of [[County Antrim]].
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• Delph
  ...mongst the [[Pennines]] on the [[River Tame, Lancashire|River Tame]] below the village of [[Denshaw]], a little under two miles north of [[Uppermill]]. ...umber of small textile mills provided employment for the local community. The result is a village full of old Yorkshire charm.
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• Greenfield, Yorkshire
  |picture=The Obelisk on Alderman's Hill.jpg |picture caption=The Obelisk on Alderman's Hill overlooking Greenfield
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• Pen-y-ghent
  '''Pen-y-ghent''' is a fell in the [[Yorkshire Dales]]; one of the "[[Yorkshire Three Peaks]]" with [[Ingleborough]] and [[Whernside]]. It ris ...long as the Way curves initially to the north before turning east to reach the summit.
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• Oldham
  ...me the centre of a conurbation of its own, as well as being swallowed into the conurbation spreading outward from Manchester. ...ontaminated"/> Oldham's textile industry began to fall into decline during the mid-20th century, and its last mill closed in 1998.
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• Land's End to John o' Groats
  ...three months for the expedition. Two much-photographed signposts indicate the distance at each end. ...rn) point of Great Britain, situated in western [[Cornwall]] at the end of the [[Penwith|Penwith peninsula]].
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• Abbots Langley
  |picture=Abbots Langley - The Church of St Lawrence the Martyr - geograph.org.uk - 272827.jpg |picture caption=St Lawrence the Martyr Church
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• Watford
  '''Watford''' is a large town in [[Hertfordshire]] and the county's biggest commercial centre. Official estimates in 2006 put its popu ...f the M25 motorway but distinct and separated from the vast conurbation to the south.
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• Garston, Lancashire
  The town's name is most probably from the Old English ''Gærstun'', meaning "grazing land".<ref>{{citation|url=http:/ ...y, the area had become a small village, one of the eight townships forming the parish of [[Childwall]].
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• Whitchurch, Glamorgan
  ...f [[Cardiff]]. It is found some 3 miles north of the centre of the city on the A470 road and A4054 road. Its estimated population as of 2004 was 15,649. ==The village==
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• Hemel Hempstead
  ...as a new town from 1946, which utterly transformed it. The population at the 2001 was 81,143, though now estimated at around 89,000. ...Hemel Hempstead was developed as a new town, which was built anew next to the Old Town, which was left largely in place.
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• Ware
  ...lose to the county town, [[Hertford]] The [[Greenwich Meridian]] passes to the east of Ware. ...wo-mile bypass opened on 17 August 1976. At the north end of the bypass is the Wodson Park Sports Centre, with an athletics track, and Hanbury Manor, a ho
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• St Albans
  ...ich stands on the steep hill above the [[River Ver]] and around which site the mediæval town grew. ...s walls of Verulamium are still visible in Verulam Park, and its bricks in the tower of St Albans Cathedral.
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• Hatfield, Hertfordshire
  ...in [[Hertfordshire]]. It has old origins but is also a new town and bears the development of that age of post-war enthusiasm. ...estors since the days of Sir Robert Cecil, the First Earl of Salisbury, in the reign of King James I.
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• Bridgend
  |picture caption=The Ogmore flows under the Old Bridge ...the [[River Ogmore]] but the [[River Ewenny]] also passes to the south of the town.
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• Merthyr Tydfil
  ...population of about 30,000 and which was once the largest town in Wales. The town is often referred to simply as '''Merthyr'''. ...from south Wales, include Merthyr Cynog, Merthyr Dyfan and Merthyr Mawr. The Cornish and Breton language equivalents, in place names, are ''merther'' an
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• Brecon Mountain Railway
  |picture caption=''Graf Schwerin-Löwitz'' (1908) on the Brecon Mountain Railway ...]], on a track with a gauge of 1 foot 11¾ inches. It was built though on the line of a standard-gauge main-line railway.
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• Gloucester
  ...estershire]] of which it is the [[county town]]. It stands on the banks of the [[River Severn]], some 32 mles above [[Bristol]]. ...town of the bank Cheltenham & Gloucester and historically was prominent in the aerospace industry.<ref>http://www.glosfirst.co.uk/docs/Technical%20Appendi
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• Royston, Hertfordshire
  |picture=The Royse Stone - geograph.org.uk - 374839.jpg |picture caption=The Royse Stone, Royston
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• Harpenden
  ...frequent rail link to the City: some trains stop at 'all stations' on the route, others stop at [[St Albans]] before continuing non-stop to London St Pancr ...is an area of high property prices, assisted by the "top-heavy" nature of the town's property market which has a disproportionately high level of detache
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• Tewkesbury
  ...e rivers and is dominated by its main church, Tewkesbury Abbey, a relic of the town's past as a monastic centre. ==The town==
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• Redbourn
  {{For|the Lincolnshire village|Redbourne}} |picture=Redbourn, The High Street - geograph.org.uk - 142288.jpg
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• Great Gidding
  |picture=The spire of Great Gidding Church - geograph.org.uk - 230138.jpg ...illage hall and several local businesses. There is one pub in the village; the Fox and Hounds. Surrounding towns and cities are Huntingdon, Oundle and Pet
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• Christchurch
  ...he town adjoins [[Bournemouth]] in the west and the [[New Forest]] lies to the east. ...y named Twynham but became known as Christchurch following the building of the priory in 1094.
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• Basingstoke
  |picture caption=View from the station forecourt ...ver Loddon]], 48 miles south-west of [[London]] and 19 miles north-east of the [[county town]], [[Winchester]].
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• Ledbury
  |picture caption=The Market House, Ledbury ...small town in [[Herefordshire]], lying east of [[Hereford]], and south of the [[Malvern Hills]].
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• Wantage
  ...idcot]]. It lies within, and lends its name to, the [[Wantage Hundred]] of the county. ...ous as the birthplace of King Alfred the Great and of his son, King Edward the Elder.
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• Wallingford
  ...ket town in [[Berkshire]], sitting on the banks of the [[River Thames]] in the upper Thames Valley. ...ingford Bridge]]. The southern end of the town adjoins [[Winterbrook]], in the parish of [[Cholsey]].
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• Fort William
  ...deed the largest after Inverness in the Highlands. It is a town in and of the Highlands, surrounded by high and beauteous mountains. ...reat Glen Way; a walk/cycle way from [[Inverness]] to Fort William through the [[Great Glen]].
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• Kingussie
  ...own's main street, though the A9 which has absorbed the route now bypasses the town centre. ...and [[Glasgow]]. Kingussie railway station is about 200 yards southeast of the High Street.
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• Newtonmore
  |picture caption=Newtonmore and the Monadhliath mountains behind ...Spey]], where it meets the Calder a little downstream from [[Kingussie]]. The village has a population of about 1,000.
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• Pontypridd
  |picture caption=The Old Bridge, Pontypridd ...and the Taff. The River Rhondda flows into the Taff immediately south of the town at Ynysangharad War Memorial Park.
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• Lavenham
  ...artists, its streets lined with ancient half-timbered and thatched.houses, the paster painted in bright colours and never a straight line between them. ...uffolk/content/articles/2006/04/18/lavenham_feature.shtml |title=Lavenham: The man-made wonder of Suffolk |first=Corinne |last=Roper |publisher=BBC Suffol
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• River Effra
  [[File:Effra vauxhall 1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Outflow of the River Effra into the Thames, by Vauxhall Bridge, beneath Alfred Drury's sculpture of ''Science'' ...the route of the Effra at Gipsy Hill, where the river was rediscovered in the 1920s]]
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• Ewell
  ...to fall within it. It is very much a part of the suburbia that surrounds the conurbation. Despite its growing population it is still referred to as a vi Ewell is at the head of the [[Hogsmill]] river, which enters the [[Thames|River Thames]] at [[Kingston upon Thames]].
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• Bromley
  ...historic heart of the town is Market Square, which sits at the junction of the High Street and Church Road. ...omley significantly increased in population and has become absorbed within the metropolitan conurbation stretching out from [[London]]. It has developed i
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• Maidstone
  |picture caption=The River Medway in Maidstone |constituency=Maidstone and The Weald
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• Woolwich
  ...nding on the south bank of the [[River Thames]]. The town is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in "Greater London".<ref name=london ...Woolwich foot tunnel which runs beneath the beneath the Thames on the same route.
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• Eastbourne
  ...marily known as a seaside resort, its long beaches lapped by the waters of the [[English Channel]]. ...s four hamlets gradually merged to form a town. Assisted by the arrival of the railway in 1849, Eastbourne became a prime Victorian seaside resort and sti
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• Deptford
  ...urbation. It is named after a ford of the [[River Ravensbourne]]. Part of the town spills over too into [[Surrey]]. ...94, Richard Hough, W.W. Norton (17 Aug 1996), ISBN 0-393-31519-3</ref> and the murder of Christopher Marlowe in a house along Deptford Strand which has in
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• Folkestone
  |picture caption=Folkestone Harbour viewed from the Golf Course ...s a seaside resort all contributed to its growth. Currently Folkestone has the only sandy beach and coastal park within an hour of north London.
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• Greenwich
  '''Greenwich''' is a town in [[Kent]] on the [[River Thames]], famous for seafaring and its naval tradition. ...pen to the public; other buildings are used by University of Greenwich and the Trinity College of Music.
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• Dalbeattie
  ...e Irish Gaelic of the ''Gall-Gaidel''; ''Dail Bheithe'' meaning "Valley of the Birch Trees". ...y and for being the home town of William McMaster Murdoch First Officer of the RMS ''Titanic''.
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• Gatehouse of Fleet
  ...inhabited since much earlier. Much of its development was attributable to the entrepreneur James Murray's decision to build his summer home, Cally (now a ...also known to have set up a workshop in the town in 1778, which burned to the ground (and claimed his life) in 1794.
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• Mainland, Orkney
  |picture caption=The Ring of Brodgar ...s burghs, [[Kirkwall]] and [[Stromness]], lie on the island, which is also the heart of Orkney's ferry and air connections.
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• Presteigne
  ...in common with several other towns close to the edge of Wales, has assumed the title "Gateway to Wales". The town sits on the River Lugg, having nearby towns such as [[Kington, Herefordshire|Kington]]
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• Rhayader
  |picture caption=The Clock Tower ...the [[River Wye]], 20 miles below its source on the [[Plynlimon]] range of the Cambrian Mountains.
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• Innerleithen
  |picture caption=Innerleithen nestling amongst the hills ...l town in [[Peeblesshire]], in the midst of the hills, more prosaically on the A72 from [[Peebles]].
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• Nidderdale
  ...d then eastward, a general course it retains even out of the dale and into the Vale of York. ...Nidd has been dammed to create several reservoirs including its greatest, the Gouthwaite Reservoir.
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• Whernside
  |picture caption=Whernside and the Ribblehead Viaduct ...[Pen-y-ghent]], both in the West Riding. Whernside is the highest point in the West Riding.
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• Coatbridge
  ...0 miles east of [[Glasgow]] city centre, set amongst the central Lowlands. The town forms part of a conurbation with neighbouring Airdrie. ...in modern-day Coatbridge "coal, iron and steel have all been consigned to the heritage scrap heap".<ref>Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland (1994) Eds. J &
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• Pennines
  [[File:Clougha heather.jpg|thumb|300px|The Forest of Bowland, Yorkshire]] [[File:Pennines edited-1.jpg|thumb|180px|The Pennine Mountains]]
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• Isle of Ewe
  |picture caption=West coast of the Isle of Ewe ...eclarations of affection, but from the Gaelic name ''Iùbh'', connected to the Old Irish ''eo'', meaning "yew".
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• Musselburgh
  |picture caption=The Town Bridge ...sselburgh''' is a large coastal town in [[Midlothian]], on the seaboard of the [[Firth of Forth]], six miles east of [[Edinburgh]] city centre.
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• Penicuik
  ...ills, the last of which closed in 2005. More recently the town was home to the Edinburgh Crystal works. ...ved from the British or Old Welsh language ''Pen Y Cog'', meaning "Hill of the Cuckoo".<ref>{{cite book|editor=Robinson, Mairi|title=Chambers 21st Century
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• Snowdon
  |picture=Snowdon and its acolytes from the slopes of Moel Eilio - geograph.org.uk - 1730676.jpg |picture caption=The Snowdon group seen from Moel Eilio
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• Wharfedale
  ...orkshire Dales]]; the dale formed by the [[River Wharfe]] coursing through the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]. Beyond Wetherby the dale opens out, and becomes part of the [[Vale of York]].
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• Farnham
  ...Winchester|Bishops of Winchester]] and much favoured by them so that today the town has many fine buildings of historical interest. ...from which much of the town's ancient prosperity came, is 28 miles away to the southwest.
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• Godstone
  ...ural route through the Caterham Gap and meets the way beneath the slope of the [[North Downs]]. The village is within the Tandridge Hundred.
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• Guildford
  ...and the main roads still cross the Wey on two bridges in the narrow gap of the Downs. The town has Anglo-Saxon roots<ref>
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• Milford Haven
  ...side of the Milford Haven Waterway, a natural harbour used as a port since the Middle Ages. ...sector with several oil refineries and one of the biggest LNG terminals in the world.
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• Crossings of the River Severn
  This is a '''list of crossings of the [[River Severn]]''', including bridges, tunnels, ferries and fords, in orde ...lowest bridge is the Second Severn Crossing, opened thirty years later by the Prince of Wales.
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• Herne Hill
  |picture=Herne Hill, The Prince Regent, Dulwich Road, SE24 - geograph.org.uk - 1495428.jpg |picture caption=The Prince Regent, Herne Hill
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• Diocese of St Helena
  ...of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, formerly known as the Church of the Province of Southern Africa. The Diocese of St Helena was created in 1859. Its cathedral is [[St Paul's Cath
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• Warrington
  ...st of Manchester and eight miles south of [[St Helens]]. The population of the town is 80,661. Its population has more than doubled since its designation ...iddle Ages, Warrington had emerged as a market town at a bridging point of the river. A local tradition of textile and tool production dates from this tim
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• Leicester
  '''Leicester''' is a city in the heart of [[Leicestershire]], of which it is the [[county town]]. It is major Midlands city, rooted in ancient history but ...er Soar]], and on the coal fields of Leicestershire. It is at the edge of the National Forest.
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• Coalville
  ...of mining are everywhere, though the mines themselves closed in the 1990s. The town's population was estimated in 2003 to be almost 33,000. ...reputation, it edges the upland area of [[Charnwood Forest]] which lies to the town's east.
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• Lutterworth
  ...a fine market town in southern [[Leicestershire]]. It is 15 miles south of the county town, [[Leicester]], and 7 miles north of [[Rugby]], in [[Warwickshi ...councils.org/ Lutterworth Town Council]</ref> Lutterworth was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086.
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• Lincoln
  ...ire and an ancient city, old when the Romans came and yet preserving today the name they gave it. ==The town==
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• Stamford
  ...e bottom of a steep hill down which narrow lanes tumble to the meadows and the river is bridged here by a fine bridge of Barnack stone. The town is best known for its mediæval core of streets, lined with 17th-18th
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• Llanidloes
  ...Montgomeryshire|Newtown]]. It is the highest town on the [[River Severn]], the source of which lies just ten miles or so upstream on [[Plynlimon]]. ==Lie of the land==
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• Fochabers
  |picture=Fochabers and the Spey.JPG |picture caption=Fochabers village, beside the River Spey
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• Grove, Berkshire
  |picture='The Bell', Main Street - geograph.org.uk - 3682055.jpg |picture caption='The Bell' on Main Street, Grove
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• Great Glen
  [[File:Loch Lochy from the summit of Meall na Teanga.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Loch Lochy]] ...n seaward end, where [[Morvern]], part of [[Argyllshire]], sits on part of the north shore.
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• Loch Lomond
  ...largest lake in [[Great Britain]] by surface area,<ref>{{cite book |title=The Guinness Book of Records 1995 |editor=Peter Matthews |publisher=Guinness Wo ...many islands, including [[Inchmurrin]], the largest fresh-water island in the [[British Isles]].
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• Jura
  ...d and parish of [[Argyll]], in the [[Inner Hebrides]], lying in the sea to the north-east of [[Islay]]. ...mpbells gradually sold the island as a number of separate estates. Part of the island is designated as a National Scenic Area.
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• Paps of Jura
  The '''Paps of Jura''' ({{lang|gd|Sgurr na Cìche}}) are three mountains on the western side of island of [[Jura]] in [[Argyll]]'s [[Inner Hebrides]]. Thei ...tcard photographs invariably show just two, which may be the exigencies of the photo frame but more probably to emphasise their remarkably breast-like sha
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• Pen y Fan
  '''Pen y Fan''' is the highest peak in [[Brecknockshire]] and indeed the highest ground in Britain south of [[Snowdonia]]. ...d to as Cadair Arthur or 'Arthur's Seat'.<ref>Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorp
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• Ardnamurchan
  ...unspoilt and undisturbed. Its remoteness is accentuated by the main access route being a single track road for much of its length. ...me of the peninsula is Gaelic: ''Àird nam Murchan'', meaning "headland of the great seas".
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• Longworth
  |website=[http://www.longworthvillage.org.uk/ Longworth Village on the Web] ...Hill, in the north of the parish near the Thames, is a lonely walk amongst the trees.
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• Sgùrr Mòr
  ...ching at 3,641 feet at its summit, from which are some wondrous views over the mountains and beyond. ...road. If approached from Loch Fannich, a bicycle or permission to drive on the private road would be helpful.
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• Munro
  [[File:BenNevis2005.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ben Nevis is the highest Munro in Britain]] ...re named after Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet (1856&ndash;1919), who produced the first list of such hills, known as ''Munros Tables'', in 1891. A '''Munro t
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• Old Man of Coniston
  |picture caption=The Old Man of Coniston and Levers Water from the Lad Stones ridge ...the [[Furness Fells]] in northern [[Lancashire]]. At 2,634 feet high it is the [[County top|highest point]] of Lancashire, albeit not without challenge fr
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• Glas Maol
  ...ing the meeting of [[Aberdeenshire]], [[Angus]] and [[Perthshire]]. It is the [[county top]] of Angus. ...is broad and flat with a dry-stone shelter to protect the climber against the vicious winds which tear across it.
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• Norwich
  |picture caption=The Lower Close and Norwich Cathedral ...gest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom.
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• Great Yarmouth
  ...20 miles east of [[Norwich]] and 100 miles north-west of the Dutch coast. The town has a popular beach and two piers. ...port services. A wind farm of 30 generators is within sight of the town on the Scroby Sands.
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• Terrington St Clement
  ...ute of the trunk road across the edge of the marsh. The A47 today runs to the south of Terrington. ...y which has been reclaimed from the sea amounting to approximately half of the total parish area.
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• Swaffham
  |picture caption=The Buttercross, Swaffham market place ...in [[Norfolk]], 12 miles east of [[King's Lynn]] and some 30 miles west of the county town, [[Norwich]].
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• Ben Macdhui
  ...e [[United Kingdom]], overtopped only by [[Ben Nevis]], and the highest in the [[Cairngorms]]. ...teau, on the boundary between [[Aberdeenshire]] and [[Banffshire]]. It is the [[county top]] of both counties.
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• Lammermuir
  [[File:Lammermuir Hills1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Lammermuir Hills]] ...nd]], which forms a natural boundary between [[Lothian]] and the shires on the [[River Tweed]].
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• Skiddaw
  ...of [[Keswick]] in [[Cumberland]] and dominates the skyline in this part of the northern lakes. ...mb a fell. This is the first summit of the fell running challenge known as the Bob Graham Round when undertaken in a clockwise direction.
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• Berwick-upon-Tweed
  ...e]]. The lands appertaining to Berwick beyond the town itself are known as the [[Liberties of Berwick]]. The town had a population of 11,665 at the time of the 2001 census.
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• Royal Wootton Bassett
  ...ith a population of 11,043 in 2001. It lies six miles to the south-west of the major town of north Wiltshire, [[Swindon]]. ...F Lyneham. Wootton Bassett became only the third town ever so honoured and the first since 1909.<ref name=16oct>{{cite web | url=http://www.woottonbassett
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• The Wash
  [[File:The Wash, Heacham beach.jpg|thumb|300px|The Wash, as seen looking west from Heacham, just south of Hunstanton]] ...nd is among the largest estuaries in the [[United Kingdom]]. It is fed by the Rivers [[River Witham|Witham]], [[River Welland|Welland]], [[River Nene|Nen
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• Lambourn
  |picture=Lambourn - Lynch Wood on the left.jpg ...s with British National Hunt racehorse training; many stables are based on the hills here.
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• Brown Willy
  |picture caption=Brown Willy from the summit of Rough Tor ...Moor]] in [[Cornwall]]. It is the highest point of Bodmin Moor and indeed the [[county top|highest hill]] in Cornwall.
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• Burnhope Seat
  ...wards; the watershed between east and west of Great Britain is a little to the west at [[Cross Fell]]. ...'s [[county top]], its highest point. A trig point stands between them on the border.
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• Watchfield
  ...in road between [[Oxford]] and [[Swindon]], which route is now diverted to the major A420 road. ...fence College of Management and Technology and Cranfield University across the boundary in [[Shrivenham]].
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• West Challow
  ...f White Horse]]. The village is on Childrey Brook, which is a tributary of the [[River Ock]]. ...parish church of St Laurence is part of the Ridgeway Benefice, along with the parishes of [[Childrey]], [[Kingston Lisle]], [[Letcombe Bassett]], [[Letco
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• Woolstone, Berkshire
  ...'' is a village in [[Berkshire]] about 4½ miles south of [[Faringdon]] in the [[Vale of White Horse]]. ...m flows north from the springs past the village of [[Uffington]] and joins the [[River Ock]] about 2 miles north of Woolstone village.
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• Morpeth
  ...n. The town is1¼ miles from the A1, which bypasses it. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 13,833. Nearby villages include [[Mitford, Northum ...?readform&PRN=N13457 ''Local history - Morpeth (Northumberland)'', Keys To The Past (access 18 April 2008)]</ref>
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• The Cheviot
  |name=The Cheviot |picture=The Cheviot from Broadhope Hill.jpg
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• White Coomb
  ...ended by steep valleys. The summit marks the [[County top|highest point in the county]] of Dumfries. ...From there, the east ridge, which is steep and craggy in places, leads to the broad summit.
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