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• Youghal
  ...ry of the [[Munster Blackwater|River Blackwater]]. Being built on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a distinctive long and narrow layout. It i ...as militarily and economically important. Today Youghal is regarded as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. It is a walled seaport to
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• Luton
  ...[[Houghton Regis]], form the Luton-Dunstable urban area with a population of over 240,000.<ref name=pop2009>Luton Borough Council, [http://www.luton.gov ...deposits in the east of the town. Its economy increased to a wide variety of further industries in the twentieth century, including car making and engin
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• Dunstable
  ...t to the border with [[Hertfordshire]]. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the [[Chiltern Hills]], which form several steep chalk escarpments most not The oldest part of the town is along the Icknield Way and Watling Street.
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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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• Amersham
  ...on Underground]] network, on the Metropolitan Line, allowing it to be part of the London commuter belt. ...glimpse of hidden gardens and courtyards. The 13th century parish church of St. Mary's stands off the High Street. The High Street has several coachin
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• Woodstock
  ...a small market town in [[Oxfordshire]], eight miles northwest of the City of [[Oxford]]. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population at 3,100. ...rthplace in 1874 of Winston Churchill (who is buried in the nearby village of [[Bladon]]).
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• Exeter
  ...e later redevelopment, it retains a wealth of historic buildings from many of its ages. ...miles from the sea and was formerly a seaport. It remains the chief town of East Devon and a major regional centre.
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• Chiswick
  ...etscape is built around and south of Chiswick house, down into the embrace of the river's curved meander. The name of Chiswick is barely changed from its Old English name, ''Cesewic'', but the
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• Northampton
  ...e [[county town]]. The town stands on the [[River Nene]] and is a mixture of old and new; the town is an ancient borough and the town centre has many hi [[File:Holy Sepulchre, Northampton.jpg|thumb|upright|Interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre]]
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• Bermondsey
  ...is completely contiguous with the towns around it. Immediately to the west of Bermondsey lies [[Southwark]] and to the east is [[Rotherhithe]]. To the s ...'s kingdom and the origins of Surrey', in Bassett, S. (ed.), ''The Origins of Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms'', Leicester University Press, 1989.</ref>
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• Yeovil
  ...town the river is debated, but the Yeo in fact flows only around the edge of the town, not through its heart. ...it was a centre for glove-making and n the 20th century it became a centre of the aircraft and defence industries, which made it a target for bombing in
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• Conington, Huntingdonshire
  ...onington''' is a small village in [[Huntingdonshire]], on the western side of the fens. ...[[Peterborough]] and two miles north of [[Sawtry]]. It lies within earshot of what is now the A1 road; an ancient route as the Roman [[Ermine Street]], a
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• Great Ouse
  ...th-longest river in the [[United Kingdom]]. It flows through 6 [[Counties of the United Kingdom|counties]]; it rises in [[Northamptonshire]] then takes ...f 1,320 square miles and a mean flow of 2,590 gallons a second. Its length of 143 miles makes it the major navigable river in [[East Anglia]], and the fo
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• Little Ouse
  [[File:Riverlittleouse 3782.JPG|right|thumb|350px|The Little Ouse north of Lakenheath]] ...he north and [[Suffolk]] to the south, and which is ultimately a tributary of the River [[Great Ouse]].
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• Thorney, Cambridgeshire
  ...n [[Northamptonshire]]. Just to the west, within the Soke, is the village of [[Eye, Northamptonshire|Eye]]. [[File:Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin and St. Botolph Thorney Cambs.JPG|left|thumb|120px|The
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• Old Bedford River
  ...d River at Welney - geograph.org.uk - 688607.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Old Bedford River near Welney]] [[File:Old Bedford River, Earith, Cambs - geograph.org.uk - 227319.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The r
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• New Bedford River
  ...ver, Mepal, Cambs - geograph.org.uk - 226903.jpg|right|thumb|270px|The New Bedford River at Mepal]] ...in [[Huntingdonshire]] and the [[Denver]] Sluices in [[Norfolk]]. The New Bedford River is tidal, and the reverse tidal flow is clearly visible at [[Welney]]
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• The Great Fen
  [[File:Fens-OMC.jpg|thumb|250px|Location of the Fens]] ...level, a naturally marshy region. Once the Great Fen was a vast landscape of marshes, bogs and reeds, with seasonal fields and small farms amidst the wa
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• Sutton Coldfield
  ...Coldfield was held by the Crown for some time and it was granted the style of "Royal Town" by Henry VIII in 1528. ==Name of the town==
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• Leigh, Lancashire
  ...t of [[Chat Moss]], four miles southeast of [[Wigan]], and 12½ miles west of [[Manchester]]. ...f Leigh: Introduction, church and charities , from A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3 ([[Victoria County History]])}}</ref>
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