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  • ...is in the plain of the [[River Trent]] and its northern and western parts in the [[Peak District]] and its tributary hills. ...egion and encompasses suburbs and outgrowth of the [[Yorkshire]] city of [[Sheffield]].
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  • ...nty for the south of England, it is also one of the most populous counties in the United Kingdom, much of its south-west swallowed within the conurbation ...owns after the War, originally to resettle Londoners whose homes were lost in the Blitz, though they have since been much expanded. The privately develo
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  • ...[England]], [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]]. The Trust does not operate in [[Scotland]], where there is an independent [[National Trust for Scotland]] ...ational Trust works to preserve and protect the coastline, countryside and buildings of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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  • ...more than today's village remains. Most of the buildings that were present in the 13th century have disappeared, including all eight churches and Dunwich In 2008 a project began to reveal the lost city with high-tech underwater came
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  • '''Sunderland''' is a city in [[County Durham]] standing at the mouth of the [[River Wear]] on the [[Nort ...toward the mouth of the river (modern day East End) was granted a charter in 1179.
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  • '''Nottingham''' is a city in [[Nottinghamshire]], of which it is the [[county town]]. It is one of the ...ea in the [[United Kingdom]], ranking between those of [[Liverpool]] and [[Sheffield]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compend
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  • ...of [[Nottingham]], and 23 miles west of [[Lincoln]]. The town is situated in the valley of the [[River Idle]]. The Chesterfield Canal runs through the ...r a fair, this was later extended to holding a Saturday Market by Edward I in 1275. It was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, and then rema
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  • ...Sherwood Forest]]. Worksop is some 19 mles east of the [[Sheffield|City of Sheffield]] and its population is estimated (mid-2004) to be 39,800. Worksop is in the area of Nottinghamshire known as "[[the Dukeries]]", so called for the
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  • ...½ miles west of [[Leeds]], and 16 miles north-west of [[Wakefield]], both in the West Riding. It is a cathedral city, and one of the largest towns of [ ...he grand Italianate City Hall. The town received letters patent as a city in 1897.
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  • |name=Sheffield |picture caption=Sights of Sheffield
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  • |LG district=Sheffield |constituency=Sheffield Attercliffe
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  • ...on of the [[Diocese of Wakefield]] and the town's elevation to city status in that year. ..."Merrie City" in the Middle Ages<ref>{{Harvnb|Lupton|1864|p=46}}</ref> and in 1538 John Leland described it as:
    28 KB (4,236 words) - 14:58, 30 March 2016
  • '''Thurning''' is a small village in northern [[Norfolk]]. It lies near [[Corpusty]], seven miles south of [[Ho In his ''Topographical Dictionary of England'' (1848), Samuel Lewis says:<ref
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  • ...y]] and 8 miles north of [[Salisbury]]. It is the most famous stone circle in the world and the heart of a World Heritage Site. ...da Chadburn, Isabelle Bedu|page=18}}</ref> The reason for its construction in the distant past is unknown and will presumably never be known.
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  • ...[[Yorkshire]] and its suburbs reaching out toward the [[Isle of Axholme]] in [[Lincolnshire]]. ...tion City'' campus, currently the largest education investment of its kind in the United Kingdom.
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  • '''Ashton-under-Lyne''' is a market town in [[Lancashire]]. It stands on the north bank of the [[River Tame, Lancashir ...ing, weaving, and coal mining, which led to the granting of borough status in 1847.
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  • ...District]] which allows passage between [[Manchester]] (Lancashire) and [[Sheffield]] (Yorkshire). It is a remote place. The A57 road crosses the Peaks using ...rth) is an alternative road route to the Snake Pass linking Manchester and Sheffield.
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  • '''Flixborough''' is a village in [[Lincolnshire]], standing near the [[River Trent]], about three miles nort ...ter the Second World War too. Consequently, it is one of the few villages in the land with no war memorial.
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  • |post town=Sheffield ...s west of the town of [[Barnsley]] and 17 miles north east of [[Glossop]], in the foothills of the [[Pennines]]; the town centre is at 750 feet above sea
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  • ...ver Erewash]], which forms the county border, and beyond it [[Long Eaton]] in Derbyshire. ...is railway depot, built to move coal, may be the greatest agent for change in the town.
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