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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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• County Antrim
  ...Ireland|Ulster's]] north-eastern coast. It is bounded almost all round by water; the sea to the north and east, [[Lough Neagh]] and the [[River Bann]] to t ...also famed for natural treasures; the [[Glens of Antrim]] in the northeast of the county offer isolated rugged landscapes, while the [[Giant's Causeway]]
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• Somerton
  ..., reckoned the [[county town]], and around AD 900 was possibly the capital of [[Wessex]]. ...proximately 9 miles northwest of [[Yeovil]], and had a recorded population of 4,706 in 2001.
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• Berwickshire
  ...Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] on the [[River Tweed]]. It is part of the "[[Middle Shires]]". ...rmuir reaches 1,746 feet in Berwickshire, at Meikel Says Law on the border of East Lothian.
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• Scarborough
  '''Scarborough''' is a large town in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], a seaside holiday resort standing on the [[North Sea]] coast, ...eply 230 feet above the harbour onto limestone cliffs. The older part of the town lies around the harbour and is protected by the rocky headland.
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• Menai Strait
  ...[[Caernarfonshire]] and the mainland of [[Great Britain]]. The shoreline of Caernarfonshire on the strait is known as ''Arfon'', which means "by Angles ...selves and cause small boats to founder on the rocks. This caused the loss of the training ship HMS ''Conway'' in 1953.
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• Cheshire
  ...a. The [[county town]], after which it takes its name, is the ancient City of [[Chester]]. ==The lie of the land==
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• Cornwall
  |flag=Flag of Cornwall.svg ...th-west of the mainland, are part of Cornwall and are the westernmost land of [[England]] and the southernmost land in the United Kingdom.
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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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• Dorset
  ...shire]] to the east. Outside the “South East Dorset conurbation”, most of the county is largely rural and agricultural. ...here the remarkable [[Chesil Beach]] stretches for 18 miles to the cliffs of the “[[Jurassic Coast]]” as far as [[Lyme Regis]], close to the border
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• Blackpool
  ...a]]. Blackpool is the heart of the long pleasure coast of Lancashire, and of a conurbation formed along the coast as far as [[Fleetwood]]. ...f [[Liverpool]], 30 miles north-west of [[Bolton]] and 40 miles north-west of [[Manchester]].
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• Dumfriesshire
  ...mfries''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] on the north shore of the [[Solway Firth]]. Its [[county town]] is [[Dumfries]]. ...[Selkirkshire]] to the north; and [[Roxburghshire]] to the east. The coast of the [[Solway Firth]] forms its southern edge.
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• Hampshire
  ...thead]]. The [[county town]] is [[Winchester]], capital of [[Wessex]] and of [[England]] until about 1100. Its place on the [[English Channel]] and the presence of several excellent natural harbours has given Hampshire a pre-eminent place
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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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• Inverness-shire
  |motto=Air son Math na Siorrachd<br />(For the good of the county) ...t coast and includes many of the isles of the [[Hebrides]], including most of the Outer Hebrides.
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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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• Kincardineshire
  |picture=Craig of Garvock - geograph.org.uk - 197897.jpg |picture caption=Craig of Garvock in the Howe O' the Mearns
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• Lanarkshire
  ...t of the Lowlands. It is [[Scotland]]'s most populous county, for the City of [[Glasgow]] and its eastern suburbs fill its northern parts. ...Lanarkshire, after which it leaves the county and widens into the [[Firth of Clyde]].
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• Midlothian
  ...nating presence is [[Edinburgh]], from which it takes its alternative name of Edinburghshire. The county lies along the southern shore of the Firth of Forth between, as the name suggests, East Lothian and West Lothian. Midloth
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• Morayshire
  ...town]] is [[Elgin]], which has also given the county its alternative name of Elginshire. ...y are inland, locally situate in Inverness-shire, and a corresponding part of Inverness-shire interposes itself between coast Moray and its larger detach
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• Norfolk
  ...], which along with [[Suffolk]], is one of only two counties entirely east of the [[Prime Meridian]]. ...r Waveney]] from its source to the sea, the two rivers rising within yards of each other in Little Fen and flowing in opposite directions. To the west l
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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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• Lancaster Canal
  ...and much of the southern end leased to the [[Leeds and Liverpool Canal]], of which it is now generally considered part. ...part, from Johnson's Hillock to Wigan Top Lock, remains navigable as part of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The planned continuation to Westhoughton was
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• Perthshire
  ...he north, and Perthshire is bounded and surrounded by nine counties, which may be told anti-clockwise from the Tay, [[Angus]], [[Aberdeenshire]], [[Invern ...xtends from [[Strathmore, Perthshire|Strathmore]] in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, [[Rannoch Moor]] and [[Ben Lui]] in the west, and
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• Renfrewshire
  ...a small but populous [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] on the banks of the [[River Clyde]]. Its [[county town]] is [[Renfrew]], though Renfrew is ...mall detached portion of the parish of Renfrew stands on the northern bank of the Clyde, surrounded on the landward side by [[Dumbartonshire]].
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• Selkirkshire
  ...to the south. It takes its name from its [[county town]], the royal burgh of [[Selkirk]]. ...alleys. The chief landowner (once holding third of the shire) is the Duke of Buccleuch.
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• Yell
  |highest point=[[Hill of Arisdale]], 689 feet ...ed island after [[Unst]]. In the 2001 it had a usually resident population of 957.
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• Somerset
  ...[[Bristol Channel]] from the [[River Avon, Somerset|Avon]] to the borders of [[Devon]] on Exmoor and deep inland blessed with rich farmland. ...d the Georgian glories of [[Bath]] and the southern half of the great city of [[Bristol]].
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• Stirlingshire
  ...Campsie Fells]] to [[Loch Lomond]] and to within four miles of the [[Firth of Clyde]]. ...ced Stirlingshire in the heart of many dramatic and indeed bloody episodes of British history, in those long ages when war was known in these lands.
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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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• West Lothian
  ...the head of the [[Firth of Forth]]. Its [[county town]] is the royal burgh of [[Linlithgow]], from which it takes its alternative name, Linlithgowshire. ...estuary lie to the north, across which are [[Fife]] and the detached part of [[Perthshire]].
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• Westmorland
  |picture caption=The summit of Helm Crag ...[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]], with some of the grandest scenery of the land. It is bounded to the north and west by [[Cumberland]], to the so
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• Tweed Bridge, Peebles
  ...dge of five spans over the [[River Tweed]] in [[Peebles]], the county town of [[Peeblesshire]]. This is the town's only road bridge over the river: ther ...esburghand00renwgoog/page/n77 61]}}</ref> A mason known as John of Peebles may have worked on the bridge at that time.<ref name=can/> A plaque on the brid
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• Yorkshire
  ...nnine Hills]] to again meet the River Tees. It is bordered by the counties of [[County Durham|Durham]], [[Lincolnshire|Lincoln]], [[Nottinghamshire|Notti ...idings]], whose boundaries meet at the [[York City Walls|walls of the City of York]]:
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• County Cavan
  ...counties of the ancient province of [[Ulster]] to be part of the Republic of Ireland. Cavan lies along the border with the [[United Kingdom]]. ...land| year=2005| id=| pages=186–191}}</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
  ...n]], a bleak, barren rocky land in stark contrast to the green of the rest of the county. ...h largest of Ireland’s 32 counties in area and the 19th largest in terms of population. It is bordered by two counties in Munster and one county in Con
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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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• County Offaly
  ...cording to the 2011 census. Offaly borders seven counties, the second most of any county after [[County Tipperary|Tipperary]], which borders eight. Offal ...id= | pages=186–191| isbn=0-340-89695-7}}</ref> It is the fifth largest of Leinster’s 12 counties by size and the 10th largest by population. It is
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• Ringsend, County Dublin
  ...nd the city centre to the west. A key feature of the area is the chimneys of Poolbeg power station. ...re given the names Merryon (Merrion) and Donny Brook. The original village of Ringsend would have been (approximately) where Sandymount Green is now.
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• Oakham
  ...Water]], one of 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 ...rade-I listed building).<ref>{{cite web | title=Market Cross | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=186
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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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• Wicken Fen
  '''Wicken Fen''' is a wetland nature reserve situated near the village of [[Wicken, Cambridgeshire|Wicken]] in [[Cambridgeshire]]. ...laimed by drainage for arable cultivation. The reserve includes a variety of habitats once found throughout the [[Great Fen]], including fenland, farmla
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• Montrose
  ...in [[Angus]]. It lies 38 miles north-east of [[Dundee]] between the mouths of the North and South Esk rivers. It is the northernmost coastal town in Angu ...nctions as a port, but the major employer is GlaxoSmithKline. The skyline of Montrose is dominated by the 220 foot steeple designed by James Gillespie G
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• Belfast
  ...[[county town]] of [[County Antrim]] and the capital and the largest city of [[Northern Ireland]]. It is a major urban and industrial centre. ...hold a population of 3 million, or half the total population of the island of Ireland.
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• Ae
  |picture=The Village of Ae.jpg |picture caption=The village of Ae
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• Zennor
  ...north coast, about 11 miles northeast of [[Land's End]] and 6 miles north of [[Penzance]] on the south coast. The village has one pub, the Tinner's Arm ...s believed, from 3000 BC, farming tools and others. It also has a working water wheel.
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• County flowers
  '''County flowers''' are wildflowers representative of counties. A county flower was chosen for each county in the United Kingdom ...and for the largest cities; 109 in all. The results were announced on 5th May 2004 and are published on PlantLife’s website.
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• Braunston-in-Rutland
  ...s south-west of the county town, [[Oakham]], and to the south of [[Rutland Water]]. The [[River Gwash]] flows through the village. A curious sculpted stone stands in the churchyard, at the west end of the church, close to the tower. Known as the Braunston "Goddess", it was fo
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• Chepstow
  ...is 16 miles east of [[Newport, Monmouthshire|Newport]] and 124 miles west of [[London]]. ...own is on the west bank of the Wye; adjoining villages on the eastern bank of the Wye, [[Tutshill]] and [[Sedbury]], are located in Gloucestershire.
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