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  • ...'''Salop''' or '''Shrops''') is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] in the west of the Midlands. Shropshire is one of England's most rural and spa ...h-east of the county and [[Ludlow]] above the [[River Teme]] to the south. In northern Shropshire are [[Whitchurch, Shropshire|Whitchurch]] and [[Market
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  • ...and contiguous towns, Manchester has highest population of any urban area in the United Kingdom after [[London]]. ...the rivers feeding it, with the [[Pennines]] to the north and east. The [[Cheshire]] plain lies to the south, across the Mersey. The city centre, the town's
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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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  • |county = Cheshire |LG district=Cheshire East
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  • |county=Cheshire |LG district=Cheshire East
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  • |county = Cheshire |LG district = Cheshire West and Chester
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  • ...It stands on the banks of the [[River Derwent, Derbyshire|River Derwent]] in the south of the county. The town centre lies on the west bank of the rive ...the town in 1977, when the Queen presented the letters patent to the Mayor in person.
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  • '''Oldham''' is a large town in south east [[Lancashire]]. It lies at the edge of the [[Pennines]] on eleva ...to fall into decline during the mid-20th century, and its last mill closed in 1998.
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  • .... Its population has more than doubled since its designation as a New Town in 1968. ...r the Mersey was made navigable in the 18th century, and Warrington joined in the great industrial prosperity of the towns of south Lancashire.
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  • '''Barnsley''' is a town in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]. It stands on the [[River Dearne]], 12 mil ...ries declined in the 20th century, Barnsley's local culture remains rooted in this industrial heritage; Barnsley has a tradition of brass bands, original
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  • '''St Helens''' is a large town in southern [[Lancashire]], caught within the conurbation of south Lancashire ...s">{{cite book | author=Barker, T.C & Harris, J.R. | title=Merseyside Town in the Industrial Revolution: St. Helens, 1750-1900| publisher=Routledge | yea
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  • |county=Cheshire |picture caption=Signpost in Thingwall
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  • '''Burrough Hill''' is an Iron Age hillfort in [[Leicestershire]], near [[Burrough on the Hill]], seven miles south of [[M ...enewed excavations under the auspices of the University of Leicester began in 2010. Part of Burrough Hill Country Park and open to the public, the hillfo
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  • ...al''' is a 93½-mile-long canal in [[Derbyshire]], [[Staffordshire]] and [[Cheshire]] ([http://wikishire.co.uk/map/#/show=Trent_and_Mersey_Canal map]). It is ...de via the [[Bridgewater Canal]], which it joins at [[Preston Brook]] in [[Cheshire]]. Note that although mileposts measure the distance to Preston Brook and
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  • ...ols''' is a village on the northern coast of the [[Wirral Peninsula]] in [[Cheshire]]. It is contiguous with the larger town of [[Hoylake]], situated immediate .../meols2.asp|title=Field Archaeology: Meols, Medieval & after|work=National Museums Liverpool|accessdate=17 September 2007|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.a
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  • |county=Cheshire |picture caption=St Saviour's Church in Oxton
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  • ...sted at Grade-II* on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. In the grounds are more listed buildings, a cruck barn being listed as Grade I ...n poor condition and were demolished, to be replaced by five private homes in a matching architectural style.
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  • ...ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukcensusdata.com|title=Data from the 2011 census in England and Wales - UK Census Data 2011|first=Good Stuff IT|last=Services|d ...ods were imported and exported through two harbours on the [[River Wyre]]. In 1837, the town was described as the "metropolis of the Fylde",<ref name=Tho
    41 KB (5,874 words) - 13:11, 28 November 2019
  • |county=Cheshire ...trial Revolution and is now a museum of the cotton industry. It was built in 1784, established by Samuel Greg. The mill was notable for the innovative a
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  • |county=Cheshire '''Irby''' is a village on the [[Wirral]] Peninsula of [[Cheshire]], inland of the estuary of the [[River Dee]], with [[Heswall]] immediately
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