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• Alnwick
  | picture caption = The town of Alnwick, nestling behind Alnwick Castle ...t town in northern [[Northumberland]] of some 8,000 people, 32 miles south of [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]] and 5 miles inland from the [[North Sea]] at [[Alnmo
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• Diocese of London
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• Brecknockshire
  ...'Brecon''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] in the mountains of Mid-Wales. ...h.org.uk - 232881.jpg|250px|thumb|Brecon County signpost to the south-west of Builth Wells]]
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• Cumberland
  ...ountains of the [[Lake District]] 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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• Devon
  |flag=Flag of Devon.svg ...] and [[Somerset]]. The centre of Devonshire has rolling hills, the south of the county dominated by [[Dartmoor]].
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• County Durham
  ...of Durham''' is 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", ...to the north by the 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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• East Lothian
  ...[[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] on the south coast of the [[Firth of Forth]] and the [[North Sea]]. ...erwickshire]]. The shire has a detached part in Midlothian in the vicinity of [[Fala]].
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• Gloucestershire
  ...n the west, the [[Cotswold Hills]] in he east and the flat, fertile valley of the lower [[River Severn]] which lies between them. ...ower reaches of the [[River Avon, Somerset|River Avon]] through the middle of [[Bristol]], and its old course, the Floating Harbour.
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• Herefordshire
  ...al county and one of the most sparsely populated with a population density of 212 a square mile; indeed it is said that outside [[Hereford]] and [[Leomin ...ins and the Midland plains and is itself a rich mixture of both. The land of Herefordshire is predominantly agricultural and the county is well known fo
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• Hertfordshire
  |flag=County Flag of Hertfordshire.svg ...s an inland [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]], considered to be one of the [[Home Counties]]. Five counties surround it: [[Middlesex]] to the sou
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• Kent
  ...towns of Kent are within the [[London]] suburbs. Kent is considered is one of the [[home counties]]. ...Garden of England" for the richness of its agriculture, and the abundance of orchards and hop gardens.
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• Northamptonshire
  ...orthampton]] and [[Peterborough]]. In all, Northamptonshire has a mixture of the urban and the rural. ...ipse.co.uk/genuki/NTH/ Northamptonshire Genealogy: Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887]. Retrieved 15 August 2009.</ref>
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• Northumberland
  |flag=Flag of Northumberland.svg ...er Tyne|Tyne]], with [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]] and its lands stretching north of the Tweed.
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• Orkney
  ...s north of the coast of [[Caithness]]. Orkney has approximately 70 islands of which 20 are inhabited.<ref>Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 336-403.</ref><ref>Wic ...largest island, known as the [[Mainland, Orkney|Mainland]] and has an area of 202 square miles making it the tenth-largest island in the [[British Isles]
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• Pembrokeshire
  ...maritime [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] at the south-western tip of [[Wales]]. Pembrokeshire is washed on three sides by the ocean, and the sea The local economy is fundamentally of farming and tourism, but international trade and heavy industry are here to
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• Shropshire
  ...and's most rural and sparsely populated counties with a population density of 337 a square mile according to the 2001 census. ...es; [[Bridgnorth]] above the [[River Severn|Severn]] guards the south-east of the county and [[Ludlow]] above the [[River Teme]] to the south. In norther
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• Surrey
  ...e United Kingdom|shire]] in the south-east of [[Great Britain]]. It is one of the "Home Counties". ...green areas but otherwise it is a vast, continuous urban sprawl, a mixture of poor neighbourhoods and wealthy.
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• Flint Castle
  ...ire]]. This was the first of a series of castles built during King Edward I's campaign to conquer [[Wales]]. The site was chosen for its strategic position in the northeast of Wales. The castle was only one day's march from [[Chester]], supplies could
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• County Dublin
  ...], at the heart of the county, is [[Dublin]], the capital and largest town of the Irish Republic. ...g John in the century after the Norman invasion of Ireland. The population of the county is 1,270,603 according to the 2011 census, making it the most po
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• County Kilkenny
  ...Clonageera, Course, Durrow Townparks, Glebe and Knockanoran in the parish of Durrow: {{wmap|52.841599|-7.402759|zoom=14|base=outline_detached}}</ref> ...ird largest of Leinster's 12 counties in size and seventh largest in terms of population.
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• Abingdon
  |LG district=Vale of White Horse ...town in [[Berkshire]], of which it is the [[county town]]. Abingdon is one of several places that claim to be Britain's oldest continuously-occupied town
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• Aberdeen
  |LG district=City of Aberdeen ...rdeenshire]] and Scotland's third most populous city. It is a major centre of the North Sea oil industry.
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• Whittington Castle
  ...with buildings around a courtyard whose exterior wall was the curtain wall of the inner bailey. ...he historic fort of [[Old Oswestry]].<ref name=gallery>[http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castlexq.htm Castle Photo Gallery: Whittington Castle] - Castle
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• Isle of Ely
  ...ost part of [[Cambridgeshire]], taking its name from the city or bishopric of [[Ely]]. ...its flatness; vast horizons look out over rich agricultural land, a legacy of the fens, now drained by the many drainage systems cut across the landscape
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• Reading
  ...[[River Thames]], where the [[River Kennet]] enters it, some 40 miles west of [[London]]. Reading is well connected, by the [[M4 motorway]] and the [[Gre Reading was an important national centre in the mediæval period, the site of a monastery with strong royal connections. Today it remains a commercial ce
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• Windsor
  ...is a suburban town in eastern [[Berkshire]]. It is best known as the site of [[Windsor Castle]]. ...n]] in [[Buckinghamshire]]. Windsor and the surrounding areas contain some of the most expensive and desirable housing in the United Kingdom.
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• Tavistock
  ...west through the town. The heart of the town stands all on the north side of the river, the newer residential areas up the hills to its south. ...dford Square, was formerly the local residence of the Dukes of Bedford and of their local agent. Tavistock’s most famous son is Sir Francis Drake,<ref>
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• Henley-on-Thames
  '''Henley-on-Thames''' is a prosperous town on the north bank of the [[River Thames]] in [[Oxfordshire]]. It lies some 10 miles downstream ...n market days. The town has attracted a wealthier class of individual and of visitors, reflected in the boutiques along the high street.
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• Buckingham
  ...hich the county takes its name. Buckingham was considered the county town of Buckinghamshire having been declared so in the year 888 by Alfred the Great ...and Saturday, and an additional farmers' market held on the first Tuesday of each month. The market place has several 18th century buildings giving cha
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• Slough
  | picture= Aerial View of Slough Trading Estate.JPG '''Slough''' is a town in the south of [[Buckinghamshire]]. It is a modern industrial town, ruthlessly developed s
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• Hay-on-Wye
  ...re]]. It often described as "the town of books" because of the vast number of second-hand bookshops found there. ...ich lies on the other side of the Dulas Brook in Herefordshire, forms part of the town area.
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• Kirkcaldy
  | picture caption=Kirkcaldy from the Firth of Forth ...cities of [[Dundee]] and [[Edinburgh]]. It also forms a parish by the name of Kirkcaldy and Dysart.
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• Elgin
  ...by that time had a castle on top of the present day Lady Hill to the west of the city. ...tre is on the south bank of the Lossie. The town now straddles both sides of the River with its suburbs, Bishopmill to the north and New Elgin to the so
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• Southwell
  ...est known as the site of Southwell Minster, the cathedral of the [[Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham]], which covers Nottinghamshire. Its population is The town stands on the [[River Greet]], some 14 miles northeast of [[Nottingham]].
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• New Radnor
  ...</ref> The rest of the stonework must have been utilised as a ready supply of cut stone and was depleted by the local people for their homes and farms an ...l of Cornwall in 1233. Beyond this is a large bailey with the foundations of a rectangular building within it.
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• Jedburgh
  ...[Jedburgh Abbey]]. Other notable buildings in the town include Mary, Queen of Scots' House and Jedburgh Castle Gaol, now a museum. ...lant's Rideout. Bands of pipes and drums add local colour, and delicacies of the town include ''Jethart Snails'' and ''Jethart Pears''. Another annual e
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• Selkirk
  ...Royal Burghs in Scotland. It stands on the [[Ettrick Water]], a tributary of the [[River Tweed]]. ...me to Scotland's oldest horse racing track, the Gala Rig, on the outskirts of the town.
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• Woodstock
  ...a small market town in [[Oxfordshire]], eight miles northwest of the City of [[Oxford]]. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population at 3,100. ...rthplace in 1874 of Winston Churchill (who is buried in the nearby village of [[Bladon]]).
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• Stafford
  ...lies approximately 16 miles north of [[Wolverhampton]] and 18 miles south of [[Stoke-on-Trent]]. Stafford is part of the ancient Pyrehill hundred.
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• Dunwich
  ...unwich''' (pronounced {{IPA|ˈdʌnɨtʃ}}) is a small village on the coast of [[Suffolk]] which was once a major town and seaport. ...s of the River Blyth and the River Dunwich. However, the harbour and most of the town has since been lost to coastal erosion.
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• Marlborough
  ...road from [[London]] to [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]. It is reputed to have one of the widest high-streets in Britain: second only to [[Stockton-on-Tees]]. ...the rebuilding the High Street became what is claimed to be the widest in England after Stockton's. This allows ample space for a local market which is held
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• Liverpool
  ...''' is a major city in southern Lancashire. It stands on the eastern side of the [[Mersey]] Estuary. ...at the centre of the wider "Liverpool Urban Area", which has a population of 816,216.<ref>{{cite web |title= Key Statistics for urban areas in the North
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• Esher
  Moore Place, on the outskirts of Esher is now a bar and restaurant. The Moore Place Estate remains a privat Esher lies within the hundred of Elmbridge. The local newspaper is the Esher News and Mail.<ref>[http://www.
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• Exeter
  ...e later redevelopment, it retains a wealth of historic buildings from many of its ages. ...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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• Plymouth
  |picture caption =View of Plymouth Hoe Waterfront ...the site a major naval port, Devonport, since the days of Queen Elizabeth I.
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• Lydford
  ...[[Devon]] situated six miles north of [[Tavistock]] on the western fringe of [[Dartmoor]]. ...ch courses through a deep, narrow gorge. The gorge is crossed by a bridge of single span; and at a little distance a tributary stream forms a cascade in
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• Inner Temple
  |ownership=The Honourable Society<br />of the Inner Temple ...elf governed by the Parliament of the inn and an executive council made up of the elected Benchers.
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• Isleworth
  ...le of the place (eye-zul) has no relation to any 'isle' and is an instance of a counterintuitive place name. However in this instance it can be argued th ...ff Thomas Brigge or Berigge, clerk, on a plea of debt, with Richard Beaupe of Thistelworth, Middx</ref>
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• Twickenham
  ...oristic poet Alexander Pope. Among these is the Neo-Gothic prototype home of Horace Walpole which has given its name to a whole district, Strawberry Hil ...signed with 12 crosses. The signatories included Swaefred of Essex, Cenred of Mercia and Earl Paeogthath.
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• Ramsey, Huntingdonshire
  ...Ives, Huntingdonshire|St Ives]]. The High Street is a busy, narrow street of shops, but the town opens out in Great Whyte, a very broad street reaching ...]] and [[Huntingdonshire]]. The remains of the Abbey are now home to part of the town's secondary school, Abbey College.
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