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  • '''Blackpool''' is a large seaside town in [[Lancashire]]. It is stands on the sandy beaches of the [[Fylde]] peninsul In comparison with some Lancashire’s other great towns, Blackpool did not ri
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  • ...sh county whose common name is prefixed with "County", as is more familiar in [[Ireland]], rather than being suffixed with "shire". ...nty is named after its [[county town]], the City of [[Durham]], which lies in the middle of the county. County Durham reaches from the [[North Sea]] coas
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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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  • ...e has three "new towns"; [[Corby]], [[Northampton]] and [[Peterborough]]. In all, Northamptonshire has a mixture of the urban and the rural. ...ercial Directory, 1830]. Retrieved 15 August 2009.</ref> The highest point in the county is [[Arbury Hill]] at 738 feet.<ref>[http://www.kellner.eclipse.
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  • ...tive feature of County Clare is [[the Burren]], a bleak, barren rocky land in stark contrast to the green of the rest of the county. ...ms of population. It is bordered by two counties in Munster and one county in Connaught: [[County Limerick]] to the south, [[County Tipperary]] to the ea
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  • ...urrow Demesne, Clonageera, Course, Durrow Townparks, Glebe and Knockanoran in the parish of Durrow: {{wmap|52.841599|-7.402759|zoom=14|base=outline_detac ...is the third largest of Leinster's 12 counties in size and seventh largest in terms of population.
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  • ...se '''Queen's County''' is a [[Counties of the Republic of Ireland|shire]] in the [[Provinces of Ireland|province]] of [[Leinster]], Republic of Ireland. ...was in the 2006 census, which is the highest percentage population growth in the country.
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  • ...ounties of the Republic of Ireland|shire]] in the province of [[Leinster]] in the Republic of Ireland. The population of the county is 76,687 according t ...ion. It is the largest county by area and the second largest by population in the Midlands.
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  • ...w from Montevetro building.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ringsend with South Lotts in foreground]] ...is the southern terminus of the [[East Link Toll Bridge]]. Areas included in Ringsend are the south side of the Dublin Docklands, and at the west end is
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  • '''Potters Bar''' is a town in the ancient parish of [[South Mimms]] in northern [[Middlesex]]. It is considered to be part of the [[London commut ...emained a small settlement until the arrival of the Great Northern Railway in 1850.<ref name=pbhistory>[http://www.pbhistory.co.uk/history.html PBHistory
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  • ...The city has a long, sandy coastline. Since the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s, other nicknames have been the ''Oil Capital of Europe'' or the ' ...d textiles have been overtaken by the oil industry and Aberdeen's seaport. In consequence, Aberdeen has become a major world centre for engineering exper
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  • ...[Humber]] estuary. It had a population of 31,853 in 2001, a number swollen in the holiday season. ...le “North Pole 2,517 miles”, “South Pole 9,919&nbsp;miles”, “New York City 3,481&nbsp;miles”, “[[London]] 143&nbsp;miles”.
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  • ...ted the town the right to hold two annual fairs and a free Saturday market in perpetuity. The Saturday market continues to this day. Ballymena has in recent years become a centre of IT-based, international corporations and ma
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  • ...of Ulster's oldest towns. It received city status from Queen Elizabeth II in March 2002, as part of Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee celebrations. ...which are designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Newry also lies in the shadow of the [[Cooley Mountains]] to the south east. The Clanrye River
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  • '''Youghal''' is a bustling and picturesque town in the East Riding of [[County Cork]], standing on the estuary of the [[Munste ...Today Youghal is regarded as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. It is a walled seaport town and within its walls are many historic
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  • '''Tavistock''' is a stannary town in western [[Devon]], nestled in a [[Dartmoor]] valley. It is a charming, thriving market town, considered ...son is Sir Francis Drake,<ref>{{cite book|last=Turner|first=Michael|title=In Drake's Wake - The Early Voyages|publisher=Paul Mould Publishing|year=2005|
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  • ...been a major settlement for two millennia. The [[City of London]], founded in AD 47 as ''[[Londinium]]'', is at its core, with the vast conurbation surro ...n the world. The [[London Underground]] is the oldest rapid transit system in the world.
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  • {{Hatnote|This article concerns Southwell in Nottinghamshire. For the village on Portland see [[Southwell, Dorset]]}} '''Southwell''' (pronounced {{IPA|ˈsʌðəl|}}) is a town in [[Nottinghamshire]]. It is best known as the site of Southwell Minster, th
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  • ...ed by the substantial ruins of [[Jedburgh Abbey]]. Other notable buildings in the town include Mary, Queen of Scots' House and Jedburgh Castle Gaol, now ...he Reformation, is still one of the finest late Norman buildings remaining in Scotland.
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  • '''Liverpool''' is a major city in southern Lancashire. It stands on the eastern side of the [[Mersey]] Estua ...pulation of 816,216.<ref>{{cite web |title= Key Statistics for urban areas in the North – Contents, Introduction, Tables KS01 – KS08 |publisher = Of
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