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• Caithness
  ...Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] at the north-eastern tip of [[Great Britain]], bounded to the north and the east by the sea and to the west by [[Suther ...Pentland Firth]] lie the islands of [[Orkney]]. The Pentland Firth island of [[Stroma]] is within Caithness too.
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• Derbyshire
  ...rd into the [[Pennines]]. The southern part of the county is in the plain of the [[River Trent]] and its northern and western parts in the [[Peak Distri ...ial region and encompasses suburbs and outgrowth of the [[Yorkshire]] city of [[Sheffield]].
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• County Durham
  ...ne 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 " ...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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• 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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• Whitstable
  ...s north of the City of [[Canterbury]] and 2 miles west of the seaside town of [[Herne Bay]]. ...nce at least Roman times. The town itself dates back to before the writing of the [[Domesday Book]]. Whitstable's distinctive character is popular with t
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• Leicestershire
  |picture=Vale of Belvoir - geograph.org.uk - 104224.jpg |picture caption=Farmland in the Vale of Belvoir
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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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• 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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• Newport, Monmouthshire
  ...he United Kingdom, with a city population of 153,302. The urban population of 306,844 ranks 23rd in the UK. ...rom the inner-city, mostly near the main roads, giving the suburban sprawl of the city an irregular shape. The urban area is continuing to expand rapidly
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• Belfast
  | LG district=Belfast City Council ...[[county town]] of [[County Antrim]] and the capital and the largest city of [[Northern Ireland]]. It is a major urban and industrial centre.
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• Todmorden
  ...orden''' is a market town in the [[Pennines]] which stands on the boundary of [[Lancashire]] and [[Yorkshire]]. ...of the town. Todmorden is surrounded by moorland with occasional outcrops of gritstone sandblasted into weird shapes by winds.
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• Manchester
  | picture = Montage of Manchester 2012.jpg ...urrounding suburbs and contiguous towns, Manchester has highest population of any urban area in the United Kingdom after [[London]].
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• Reading
  ...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 commercial ce
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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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• Milton Keynes
  ...ubilee. It is a rare example of a new town built afresh, not an expansion of an existing core, though it does incorporate pre-existing towns within its ...s name from the existing [[Milton Keynes Village]], lying a few miles east of Central Milton Keynes (the planned centre).
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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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• Buxton
  ...tels, along with shops and a busy market. Buxton, effectively the capital of the Peak District, stands between the lower, pastured hills and the forbidd ...e parish church of St Anne, built in 1625, remains. The present buildings, of locally quarried sandstone, mostly date from the late18th century.
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• London
  | picture caption = [[City of London]], Tower Bridge<br> London Eye, Palace of Westminster ...tern [[Surrey]], north-western [[Kent]], south-western [[Essex]] and parts of [[Hertfordshire]].
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• Mold
  '''Mold''' is a town in [[Flintshire]], on the [[River Alyn]]. It forms part of the [[Mold Hundred]], which is named after it. ==Name of the town==
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• Glasgow
  | picture = View of Glasgow from Queens Park.jpg | LG district = Glasgow City Council
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