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• County Antrim
  ...the Cruthin, not Gaels and believed to be the same people as the Picts of Britain.<ref>{{cite book |title=Early Irish History and Mythology |last=O'Rahilly | ...for seven years near the hill of Slemish, until he escaped back to [[Great Britain]].
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• County Armagh
  ...f two rival Archbishops of Armagh, of the [[Church of Ireland]] and of the Roman Catholic Church, both dedicated to St Patrick. ...e King James an opportunity to plant the lands with Protestants from Great Britain. In 1609, the court mapped out 4,000,000 acres of land in Ulster, amongst
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• Ayrshire
  ...h a site at Loudoun Hill near Darvel. After the Romans had retreated from Britain, Ayrshire formed part of a British kingdom. Taliesin sings of a victorious ...ses in Germany. Moreover, it is known in rock history as the only place in Britain visited by Elvis Presley, on his way home from army service in Germany in 1
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• Berwickshire
  ...found in the Lowlands. Known history though begins after the collapse of Roman power. The Norse invaded Britain in force in the eighth century, but the rugged coast proved an effectual ba
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• Caernarfonshire
  ...eart of the Kingdom of [[Gwynedd]], whose Kings claimed the title "King of Britain" until calamitous attempt to turn the title into reality in the late sevent ...olomew |year=1887 |work=Gazeteer of the British Isles |publisher=Vision of Britain}}</ref>
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• Scarborough
  ...ative economy: in 2008 Scarborough was named the most enterprising town in Britain<ref name="Enterprise2008">{{cite news|last=Crothers|first=Laura|url=http:// In the 4th century there had been a Roman signal station on Scarborough's headland, and there is evidence of much ear
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• Cambridgeshire
  ...g still in place. Bede wrote of monks rowing to collect stone from an old Roman town near Cambridge which he called "Grantaceaster", thought to be [[Cheste ...ar. In recognition of this, the only American burial ground of that war in Britain is located in [[Madingley]]; the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial.
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• Cheshire
  The earliest solid building works in the county are Roman fortress and walls of [[Chester]]. They are built from purple-grey sandsto The chemical industry in Cheshire was founded in Roman times, with the mining of salt in Middlewich and Northwich. Salt is still m
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• Cornwall
  ...Kingdom|shire]] forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of [[Great Britain]], begirt by the seas to north and south, and divided from [[Devon]] to the Cornwall forms the tip of the south-west peninsula of Great Britain, and is therefore exposed to the full force of the prevailing winds that bl
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• Derbyshire
  ...n in the Elms]], Derbyshire, as the furthest point from the sea in [[Great Britain]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/3090539.stm BBC repor ===The Roman period===
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• Devon
  ...[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] lying in the south-west of [[Great Britain]]. Devonshire stands between two seas, the [[Bristol Channel]] washing its ...which inhabited the south-western peninsula of Britain at the time of the Roman invasion around AD 50, known as the ''Dumnonii'', thought to mean in the Br
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• Dorset
  ...f> Here too is the beginning of the oil-bearing strata which sweep through Britain and into the North Sea; oil is extracted from shale on the Dorset coast. ...ainly London Clay and Gault Clay), sands and gravels.<ref name="Geology of Britain Viewer"/>
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• Blackpool
  ...from their fort at Dowbridge, [[Kirkham, Lancashire|Kirkham]]. During the Roman occupation the area was covered by oak forests and bog land. ..., incorporating ten years later the Opera House, said to be the largest in Britain outside [[London]].
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• County Durham
  ...mber 2007.</ref> and [[Norhamshire]]<ref name=vision_norhamshire>Vision of Britain - [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10174958 Norham ...in the 1850s. The port was the largest in Durham and the fourth biggest in Britain.
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• Essex
  The Lakeside Shopping Centre at [[Thurrock]] was one of Britain's first out-of-town shopping centres, and remains popular despite congestio ...hest-towns-20-11.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Britain's richest towns: 20 - 11 | date=18 April 2008}}</ref>
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• Gloucestershire
  ...is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] in the south-west of [[Great Britain]], lying between the Midlands and the West Country. The county falls natura ...square miles of mixed woodland, one of the surviving ancient woodlands in Britain. A large area was reserved for royal hunting before 1066, and it remained t
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• Hampshire
  ...s a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] on the south coast of [[Great Britain]], bordered by [[Berkshire]] to the north, [[Surrey]] and [[Sussex]] to the ...owns around the Solent process more overseas trade than any other place in Britain and have created a major urban area. Outside the cities though, rural Hamp
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• Hertfordshire
  ...Romans' new towns, [[Verulamium]], became the third largest town in Roman Britain. After the Romans left Britain, the Anglo-Saxons occupied the area, creating their own towns, including th
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• Inverness-shire
  ...ndlocked has a small tide. It is the largest body of fresh water in Great Britain, and forms part of the scheme of the Caledonian Canal. The lands to the north of Argyllshire and Perthshire were beyond significant Roman influence: after Agricola's expedition the Romans attempted no occupation
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• Kent
  ...nties of the United Kingdom|shire]] at the south-eastern corner of [[Great Britain]]. The north-western towns of Kent are within the [[London]] suburbs. Kent ...ed amongst the English after the Romans left Britain, Kent may claim to be Britain's oldest county.
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