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  • '''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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  • ...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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  • ...nd a sheltered harbour on the Dee estuary, behind which are pretty streets of historic buildings. The town lies south of [[Castle Douglas]] and [[Dalbeattie]], at the mouth of the [[River Dee, Kirkcudbrightshire|River Dee]], as it broadens into its es
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  • ...''' 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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  • |name= Chester |picture= Northgate Street, Chester.JPG
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  • ...An industrial town, Workington and its district have long been a producer of coal, steel and high grade iron ore. ==The name of the town==
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  • ...t the townscape has long since spread across the bridges and engulfed many of the villages and neighbourhoods all around the town. ...x.php/resources/diocese/brief-history/729-the-diocese-of-derby The Diocese of Derby – History]</ref> City status came to the town in 1977, when the Qu
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  • ...npatrick''' is a medium-sized town in [[County Down]] about 20 miles south of [[Belfast]]. It is the [[county town]]. It is a town with a rich history a ...ves as a commuter town for a large number of people. The town has a number of primary and post-primary schools educating students from all over the east
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  • |constituency=City of Durham ...Durham]], of which it is the county town. The city centre stands in a loop of the [[River Wear]], dominated by the vast Cathedral, atop a precipitous cli
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  • ...west 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 designat ...erged as a market town at a bridging point of the river. A local tradition of textile and tool production dates from this time.
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  • '''Leicester''' is a city in the heart of [[Leicestershire]], of which it is the [[county town]]. It is major Midlands city, rooted in anci ...River Soar]], and on the coal fields of Leicestershire. It is at the edge of the National Forest.
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  • ...e days of King Henry II, and before then as the heart of the Norse Kingdom of Dublin, leaving the city with a vast historical heritage. ==Name of the city==
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  • ...er Ribble''' is a river 75 miles long which runs through the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] and [[Lancashire]], reaching the sea in a long, funnel-shaped e ...ck near the famous [[Ribblehead Viaduct]] at [[Ribblehead]], in the shadow of the Yorkshire three peaks.
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  • ...shire]]. Under its historic name of '''Aber Garth Celyn''' it was the seat of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, known as Llywelyn the Last. ...five miles east of [[Bangor, Caernarfonshire|Bangor]] and eight miles west of [[Conwy]]. The road separates the village from the sea, though beyond the
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  • ...[Cardigan Bay]]. It is a seaside resort but it is most famous as the site of Criccieth Castle, whose ruins stand prominently on the headland. ...nd 17 miles south of the county town, [[Caernarfon]]. It had a population of 1,826 at the 2001 census.
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  • [[File:Flag of Powys.svg|right|thumb|200px|Banner of the House of Mathrafal]] [[File:Medieval_Wales.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Mediaeval kingdoms of Wales]]
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  • ...d [[Talybont, Caernarfonshire|Tal-y-Bont]]. From Llandygai is a fine view of the nearby [[Carneddau]] mountain range. ==Name of the village==
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  • [[File:Flag of Gwynedd.png|right|thumb|200px|Banner of the House of Aberffraw]] ...in", and in its last days the rulers of Gwynedd attained the title "Prince of Wales".
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  • |picture caption=Church of St Dunawd, Bangor-on-Dee ...nt district of [[Maelor Saesneg]] in [[Flintshire]], situated on the banks of the River Dee.
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  • ...th of [[Oldham]] and 3½ miles southeast of [[Rochdale]], in the foothills of the southern [[Pennines]]. It stands on the [[River Beal]]. ...who prefer "Shaw and Crompton" and those for "Crompton and Shaw"; a point of contention and confusion.<ref name="Traders69"/><ref name="Ancient Township
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