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  • ...f [[Scotland]] between the [[Kintyre#Mull of Kintyre|Mull of Kintyre]] and the [[Ardnamurchan]] peninsula ...shes [[Kintyre]] in the very south. The isles and western shorelines face the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
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  • ...nties of the United Kingdom|shire]] on the [[River Tweed]]. It is part of the "[[Middle Shires]]". ...rmuir reaches 1,746 feet in Berwickshire, at Meikel Says Law on the border of East Lothian.
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  • ...ict]] to the coast, stretching along the coast of the [[Solway Firth]] and the [[Irish Sea]]. ...Helvellyn]], and the summits of several, including Helvellyn, form part of the county boundary with Westmorland.
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  • ...s. The hills are rugged green pasture, with deep river valleys along which the shire's villages are found. ...ture of both. The land of Herefordshire is predominantly agricultural and the county is well known for Hereford cattle and for its fruit and cider produc
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  • |flag=Flag of Northumberland.svg ...Tyne|Tyne]], with [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]] and its lands stretching north of the Tweed.
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  • ...s north of the coast of [[Caithness]]. Orkney has approximately 70 islands of which 20 are inhabited.<ref>Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 336-403.</ref><ref>Wic ...it the tenth-largest island in the [[British Isles]]. The largest town and the islands’ capital is [[Kirkwall]] on Mainland.<ref>Lamb, Raymond "Kirkwall
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  • ...[[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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  • ..., pp 130–164.</ref> The population of the county is 145,320 according to the 2011 census. The county is rich in evidence of early human habitation.<ref name=StoutWex>Stout, Geraldine. "Essay 1: Wexfo
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  • ...hires'''. The British counties are the oldest extant national divisions in the world. ...o be made with statutory "counties" so called for administrative purposes, the counties are variously known as ''historic counties'', ''traditional counti
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  • ...al Burghs in Scotland. It stands on the [[Ettrick Water]], a tributary of the [[River Tweed]]. ...to Scotland's oldest horse racing track, the Gala Rig, on the outskirts of the town.
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  • ...inistration after 1835 when the courts moved to from [[Launceston]], until the main courts moved again, to [[Truro]]. ...ism and later made wealthy from tin mining and the attentions of the Duchy of Cornwall.
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  • |arms=Coat of arms of Gibraltar1.svg |flag=Flag of Gibraltar.svg
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  • ...t is the largest town in Cumberland, with a population of 71,773 and forms the chief commercial centre for many miles around. ...ntres. Carlisle Cathedral is the seat of the [[Diocese of Carlisle|Bishop of Carlisle]].
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  • ...h is the heart of the [[Soke of Peterborough]], the north-easternmost part of Northamptonshire. ...town. It is by the A1(M) and the railway station is an important stop on the [[East Coast Main Line]] railway.
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  • ...arrett]], 10 miles above its mouth at [[Highbridge]], which river has been the town's foundation as a trading port. ...etween two junctions of the M5 motorway. Bridgwater railway station is on the main railway line between [[Bristol]] and Taunton.
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  • ...e granted city status|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23015443.king-charles-visits-scotland-dunfermline-granted-city-status/ |access-date=3 Oct ...s abbey, and the remains of the Royal Palace of Dunfermline, birthplace of King Charles I.
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  • |highest point=The Glaidstane: 417 feet ...golf course which sweeps almost to the summit of the isle. The road around the island road is much favoured for family cycle runs.
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  • |picture caption = View across to Newcastle from the Baltic Art Centre ...n streading across much of south-eastern Northumberland and the north-east of [[County Durham]].
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  • ...outhshire]]. With a population of 55,700 people, it is the largest town in the county. ...in the time of William the Conqueror. The first cathedral was founded in the eighth century.
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  • |picture=City of Canterbury budget 2010−2011 023.jpg |picture caption=Butchery Lane and the Cathedral
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