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• Brecknockshire
  ..., and the [[River Usk]] flows in an easterly direction through the central valley. The [[Gospel Pass]], the high road pass at the scarp edge of the mountains ...he most important industries are agriculture, forestry and tourism. Hay-on-Wye is famed as a "book town", with a far great density of second-hand bookshop
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• Monmouthshire
  ...r. Three other rivers form the majority of the county's other borders: The Wye forms the eastern border with [[Gloucestershire]], the Rhymney forms the we ...The Herefordshire hamlet of [[Fwthog]] adjoining the [[River Honddu|Honddu Valley]] is an exclave within Monmouthshire.
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• Chepstow
  |picture caption=Chepstow Castle and 1816 road bridge across the Wye ...joining the border with [[Gloucestershire]]. It is located on the [[River Wye]], close to its confluence with the [[River Severn]], and close to the west
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• Ashford, Kent
  Ashford lies in a valley at the meeting of the [[River Stour, Kent|Great Stour]] and [[East Stour, K ...has for centuries been a local centre for surrounding villages. When the railway came in the nineteenth century, Ashford stood at the centre of five lines;
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• Builth Wells
  | picture caption =Bridge over the Wye at Builth Wells ...f the [[River Wye]] and the River Irfon, in the upper reaches of the [[Wye Valley]].
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• Harlow
  ...is found by the border with [[Hertfordshire]], in the [[River Stort|Stort Valley]], and close to the M11 motorway. It is considered part of the London comm ...the building of a new hotel, apartments, and a restaurant adjacent to the railway station being complete. The next stage of this scheme involves the completi
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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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• Knighton
  ...across into Shropshire, in which part are some residential streets and the railway station. ...hire]] had a small population and little industry. The construction of the railway was made economically viable - just - by an entrepreneurial drive to connec
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• Tintern
  |picture=Into the valley - geograph.org.uk - 1372412.jpg '''Tintern''' is a village on the west bank of the [[River Wye]] in [[Monmouthshire]], about five miles north of [[Chepstow]]. It is popul
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• Rhayader
  ...ulation of 2,075 in 2001 and is the first town on the banks of the [[River Wye]], 20 miles below its source on the [[Plynlimon]] range of the Cambrian Mou ...to make way for the bridge linking the town to [[Cwmdauddwr]] and the Elan Valley.
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• Crossings of the River Severn
  ...nce footpath from right bank to left bank when heading downstream. The Wye Valley Walk long distance footpath starts here. |[[File:Footbridge at the meeting of the Severn Way and the Wye Valley Walk - geograph.org.uk - 772153.jpg|120px]]
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• River Severn
  ...arwickshire Avon]] and [[River Stour, Worcestershire|Stour]]. The [[River Wye]] enters at the rivermouth to join the Severn Estuary. ...afterwards joined by the [[River Lugg]], before flowing through [[Ross-on-Wye]] and [[Monmouth]], and then southwards where it forms the boundary between
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• Llanidloes
  ...70 road which joins the Upper [[River Wye|Wye]] Valley to the Upper Severn Valley and on toward [[Newtown, Montgomeryshire|Newtown]]. It is the highest town ...ember 1962. The Llanidloes by-pass road runs along a section of the former railway, and the station still stands beside this road. It is now restored and occu
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• River Stour, Kent
  ...and the railway town of [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]]. The route of the Stour Valley Walk follows the river. [[File:Great Stour at Wye.jpg|thumb|The Great Stour at Wye]]
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• Rhymney
  ...]], Deri and [[New Tredegar]], Rhymney is designated as the 'Upper Rhymney Valley' by the local council. The civil community extends into both [[Glamorgan]] ...launched its sister campus in Rhymney to serve the top end of the Rhymney Valley under the name The College Rhymney. The College Rhymey has undergone rapid
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• River Teme
  ...hat was rebuilt by Thomas Telford following flood damage in 1795.<ref>Teme Valley Times, Spring 2007, p2</ref> It is also crossed, several times, by the [[El ...etrust.org/blog/OurEarthHeritage/_archives/2006/7/14/2119063.html The Teme Valley] a blog on the [http://www.earthheritagetrust.org/ Herfordshre & Worcesters
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• Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
  ...near [[Little Marlow]], standing on the [[River Wye, Buckinghamshire|River Wye]] close to where it falls into the [[River Thames]]. Bourne End has just un ...gth of the River Wye was the provider of water power for many mills in the valley for hundreds of years, and Bourne End was no exception. There were four on
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• Chilterns
  ...ss|Chess]], [[River Misbourne|Misbourne]] and [[River Wye, Buckinghamshire|Wye]]. These are classified as chalk streams, although the Lea is degraded by ...the same river valley provides a route for the modern A41 and for the main railway line from London to [[Birmingham]], while [[Watling Street]] followed the [
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• Bakewell
  Bakewell is on the [[River Wye, Derbyshire|River Wye]], about 30 miles north of the [[county town]], [[Derby]], and thirteen mil ...as a trading centre. The Grade I listed five-arched bridge over the River Wye at Bakewell was constructed in the 13th century, and is one of the few surv
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• Coleford, Gloucestershire
  ...with [[Monmouthshire]] and so within easy reach of the delights of the Wye Valley, a popular walking and canoeing area. ...hamlets called Coleford and Whitecliff had grown up along the road in the valley of Thurstan's brook. Coleford had eight or more houses in 1349 and was desc
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• Stoke Newington
  * Lea Valley Lines (south to north) — from London Liverpool Street ** Rectory Road railway station
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• River Parrett
  ...of [[North Perrott]] (at the foot of Perrott Hill School) and in a little valley between the higher grounds of [[Crewcerne]] to the west and North Perrott a ...round the [[Quantock Hills|Quantocks]], the [[Brendon Hills]] and the Tone valley, was mainly agricultural, producing crops to supply the new industrial town
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• Peak District
  ...=141–159}}</ref> The [[River Noe]] and the [[River Wye, Derbyshire|River Wye]] are tributaries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peakdistrictonline.co.uk/ [[File:Kinder plateau.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Edale valley from Mam Tor]]
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• River Derwent, Derbyshire
  ...ovides a water supply to several surrounding cities, and its steeply sided valley is an important communications corridor through the uplands of the Peak Dis Because of its scenic qualities, the valley of the River Derwent sees many tourist visitors. The upper reaches pass thr
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• Redbrook
  ...[Monmouthshire]]. It is located on the [[River Wye]] and is within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ...m this iron ore that the village got its name - the brook running down the valley through the village often ran dark red. The tinplate factory, run by the Re
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• Brockweir
  | picture caption=The River Wye and old quayside at Brockweir ...tow]]. The village is close to both the [[Offa's Dyke Path]] and the [[Wye Valley Walk]].
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• Dingestow
  ...to 1955, by the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway which had a railway station at Dingestow.<ref name=stanley_jenkins>Stanley C Jenkins, ''The Ros ...with campers and caravanners in season and is close to the [[River Wye|Wye Valley]]. The community is served by a Village Hall <ref>[http://www.monmouthshire
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• Glasbury
  | picture=St Peter's church, Glasbury-on-Wye - geograph.org.uk - 316735.jpg ...norshire) and [[Gwernyfed]] (Brecknockshire). The nearest town is [[Hay-on-Wye]], some four miles to the north east. The nearest city is [[Hereford]], som
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• Llanyre
  ...for its fishing and walking opportunities - with easy access to the [[Elan Valley]] and [[Brecon Beacons]]. *Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway ''(27 Miles)''
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• Llangurig
  ...ig''' is a village and parish in [[Montgomeryshire]], lying on the [[River Wye]]. The population is 670. ...passes through the village as do the National Cycle Route 8 and the [[Wye Valley Walk]].
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• Pilgrims' Way
  ...xford, England|year=2007|pages=256–261|chapter=From Pilgrims' Way to the railway|isbn=0-19-920632-5}}</ref> ...over [[St Martha's Hill]] and down into the [[Tilling Bourne|Tillingbourne Valley]] to [[Shere]] and [[Gomshall]], then north again to the heights of the Nor
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• Dovedale
  ...ividing [[Derbyshire]] to the east from [[Staffordshire]] to the west. The valley was cut by the [[River Dove]] and runs for just over three miles between Mi ...v.htm The Peak District National Park - Fact Zone 8. Dovedale and the Dove Valley]</ref>
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• Forest of Dean
  ...Symonds Yat Rock View.JPG|right|thumb|350px|The view north towards Ross-on-Wye from Symonds Yat Rock]] ...cestershire]], forming a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the [[River Wye]] to the west and north-west, [[Herefordshire]] to the north, the [[River S
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• Dean Forest Railway
  |name=Dean Forest Railway |builtby=Severn & Wye Railway
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• Goodrich
  ...the bounds of [[Gloucestershire]] and the [[Forest of Dean]]. The [[River Wye]] flows nearby. ...trategic position above [[Kerne Bridge]], an ancient crossing point of the Wye. The village of Goodrich grew up next to the castle
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• Severn Valley Railway
  |name=Severn Valley Railway |operator=Severn Valley Railway Company
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• Symonds Yat
  |post town=Ross-on-Wye ...e in the very south of [[Herefordshire]], on the north bank of the [[River Wye]], which here forms the border with [[Gloucestershire]], and occasionally t
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• Tidenham
  ...t to the border with [[Monmouthshire]]. Tidenham is bounded by the [[River Wye]] (which forms the border with Monmouthshire) to the west and the [[River S ...idenham station quite effectively. It ran through [[Tintern]] up the [[Wye Valley]], and joined the mainline near Tidenham.
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• Cusop
  ...with [[Brecknockshire]] and [[Radnorshire]], forming a suburb of [[Hay-on-Wye]]. It is a short walk from the centre of Hay, and it can reached by walkin ...he went on to co-found the Inland Waterways Association and the [[Talyllyn Railway]] Preservation Society, and to write many books on transport, engineering b
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• Herne Bay
  ...a promenade on the town's seafront. This and the subsequent building of a railway station led to the rapid expansion of the town; between 1831 and 1841 the t ...y high land flanking both sides of the valley. The land to the east of the valley reaches a height of 80 ft above sea level and to the west reaches 30 ft. Cl
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• St Briavels
  ...meander of the river. To the west, Cinder Hill drops off sharply into the valley. ...t 600 ft and nestles into the hillsides, with a commanding view of the Wye Valley between [[Tintern]] and [[Redbrook]].
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• Parkend, Gloucestershire
  '''Parkend''' is a village, located at the foot of the Cannop Valley, in the Royal [[Forest of Dean]], west [[Gloucestershire]]. It has a histor === Parkend railway station ===
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• Hewelsfield
  ...e|Coleford]] and five miles north-east of [[Chepstow]], close to the [[Wye valley]] and partly within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish also ...er in the 19th century, encouraged partly by the opening of the Wye Valley Railway on the [[Monmouthshire]] side of the river in 1876, private residents and r
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• Lydbrook
  ...d]] came from [[Ruardean]] through Lower Lydbrook (tracing the [[River Wye|Wye]]) to [[English Bicknor]]. A further ancient road existed between [[Joys Gr ...reen coming within the westmost boundary of the Township of East Dean, the Railway line (constructed later in the 1860s) ran along this boundary. In 1852 Lowe
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• Woodcroft
  ...uring [[Monmouthshire]]. It is located on the eastern bank of the [[River Wye]], which here forms the county border, opposite [[Piercefield House]], The ...tracted by the views over the [[River Severn]] to the east and the [[River Wye]] to the west.<ref name="vch-ti"/>
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• Longhope
  ...in the [[Forest of Dean]]. The place name 'Longhope' means "long, enclosed valley" which accurately describes the aspect of the village. ...oucester Railway (part of the [[Great Western Railway]]) linking [[Ross-on-Wye]] and Grange Court and thence to [[Gloucester]]. Longhope station was used
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• Wye Valley Walk
  ...of the Wye Valley Walk following the former Lydbrook Junction to Monmouth Railway]] ...ey Walk''' is a long-distance footpath following the course of the [[River Wye]] through five counties.
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• Marches Way
  ...dd Reservoir. The path then heads towards its end point at Cardiff Central railway station via Caerphilly Common and [[Castell Coch]] at [[Tongwynlais]]. *The [[North Cheshire Way]] (Chester Spur) at Chester railway station
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• Abbey Dore
  ...ury. The village is situated in the [[Golden Valley, Herefordshire|Golden Valley]], and has a population of 342,<ref>{{cite web|title=Parish Headcounts: Her ...n the Great Western Railway branch line linking [[Pontrilas]] and [[Hay-on-Wye]].
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• Dorstone
  ...h.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-07-04}}</ref> with restaurant. The Golden Valley area offers excellent hillwalking and horseback riding countryside and is n Dorstone is home to the Golden Valley Young Farmers' Club. In 2006 and 2009 they won the National Federation of Y
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