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  • ...he 12th century.{{sfn|Crossley|1983|pp=81–120}} One of the Hundred Rolls of King Edward I from 1275–76 records Deddington as a borough.{{sfn|Colvin|1 ...les wide east to west, about two miles wide north to south and has an area of about 4,246 acres.{{sfn|Crossley|1983|pp=81–120}} Watercourses bound it o
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  • ...the city of [[Manchester]]. Oldham has become the centre of a conurbation of its own, as well as being swallowed into the conurbation spreading outward ...nd textile industries in England".<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Handbook of Oldham|author=Oldham County Borough Council|year=1973|publisher=|isbn=}}</r
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  • |name=Lancaster |picture=City of Lancaster (2).jpg
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  • ...Kingdom|most easterly point]] of [[Great Britain]] and indeed of the whole of the [[United Kingdom]]. ...and is the major town of this part of the Suffolk coast, with a population of 64,358 at the 2001 census. To the north is its [[Norfolk]] counterpart, [[
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  • ...ing of Yorkshire|West]] Ridings of Yorkshire converge to meet at the walls of York. ...ttractions, of which [[York Minster]] is the most prominent, and a variety of cultural and sporting activities.
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  • | Designer = [[Friends of Real Lancashire]] ...yellow background was chosen as it, along with red, are the livery colours of the county.
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  • ...in the West Riding. It is a cathedral city, and one of the largest towns of [[Yorkshire]]. ...access to a supply of coal, iron ore and soft water facilitated the growth of Bradford's manufacturing base, which, as textile manufacture grew, led to a
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  • ...conurbation centred on Manchester. Rochdale itself had a total population of 95,796 in 2001. Rochdale is in the Salford Hundred. ...ny wealthy merchants".<ref name="Pocket Rochdale">{{Cite book|title=Images of England: Rochdale|last=Godman|first=Pam|year=1996|isbn=1-84588-173-7}}</ref
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  • ...orth of [[Manchester]] and 25 miles east of [[Preston]], at the confluence of the [[River Calder, Lancashire|River Calder]] and [[River Brun]]. ...s one of the world's largest producers of cotton cloth, and a major centre of engineering. Burnley now has a post-industrial economy and landscape, and i
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  • ...arket town in [[Leicestershire]]. It is historically famous for the Battle of Bosworth fought nearby on 22 August 1485. The heart of the little town is its market square, with a good range of small, independent shops, a bank and a post office. A regular market takes
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  • |materials=New red sandstone |ownership=Town of [[Kenilworth]]
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  • ...rkshire Cave Areas: Easegill] Dundee University</ref> with around 41 miles of passages, including connections only passable by cave diving. The caves spa ...evel fossil passages above it were found and followed upstream to a series of complex inlet passages. In succeeding years, these have been connected to s
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  • ...and [[Yorkshire]] (the West Riding). The system crosses the northern spur of Lancashire's main body and entrances to the caves surface in all three coun For potholers, most entrances to the system require the negotiation of pitches, with some routes very tight. Rivers run in the lowest levels creat
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  • |full name=The Cathedral and Metropolitical<br />Church of St Peter in York |church=Church of England
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  • [[File:Holker Hall.jpg|thumb|350px|South face of Holker Hall]] ...de&nbsp;II* Listed buildings.<ref name=nhl/> The house stands in an estate of about 80&nbsp;hectares, and is surrounded by formal gardens, parkland and w
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  • |full name=The Cathedral Church of Blackburn<br />St Mary the Virgin with St Paul |church=Church of England
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  • |materials=Beach stone and red sandstone |events=Landing of Lambert Simnel (1487)
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  • ...accessdate=29 July 2016}}</ref> The [[North Sea]] is the northern boundary of the parish, and the wooded Beeston Heath rises up from the parish to form t ...Roman times. Quern-stones were used to grind materials, the most important of which was usually grain to make flour for bread.
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  • ...t county. It is three miles north of Manchester city centre, by a meander of the [[River Irk]]. Further north is [[Middleton, Lancashire|Middleton]]. ...e>{{cite web | title=Townships: Blackley | work=A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4 (1911), pp.&nbsp;255–59 | publisher=British History Online | ur
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  • '''Rainham''' is a town that forms part of the Medway Towns conurbation in [[Kent]]. ...nd [[Canterbury]]. The most northerly road runs close to the southern bank of the river. The [[Chatham Main Line]] has a railway station here and [[Natio
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