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• Menai Strait
  ...[[Caernarfonshire]] and the mainland of [[Great Britain]]. The shoreline of Caernarfonshire on the strait is known as ''Arfon'', which means "by Angles ...selves and cause small boats to founder on the rocks. This caused the loss of the training ship HMS ''Conway'' in 1953.
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• Dorset
  |area=980 square miles ...shire]] to the east. Outside the “South East Dorset conurbation”, most of the county is largely rural and agricultural.
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• Whitstable
  ...s north of the City of [[Canterbury]] and 2 miles west of the seaside town of [[Herne Bay]]. ...nce at least Roman times. The town itself dates back to before the writing of the [[Domesday Book]]. Whitstable's distinctive character is popular with t
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• Somerset
  |area=1,640 square miles ...[[Bristol Channel]] from the [[River Avon, Somerset|Avon]] to the borders of [[Devon]] on Exmoor and deep inland blessed with rich farmland.
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• County Kilkenny
  |area= ...Clonageera, Course, Durrow Townparks, Glebe and Knockanoran in the parish of Durrow: {{wmap|52.841599|-7.402759|zoom=14|base=outline_detached}}</ref>
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• County Wexford
  |area= ...>Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High Kings'', pp 130–164.</ref> The population of the county is 145,320 according to the 2011 census.
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• Carnoustie
  '''Carnoustie''' is a town in the shire of [[Angus]], situated at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the [[North Sea]] coast. ...popular tourist resort from the early Victorian era up to the latter half of the 20th century. It is best known though for its associations with golf.
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• Flow Country
  [[File:Sutherland Flow Country.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Part of the Flow Country near Maovally in Sutherland]] ...etland area of [[Caithness]] and [[Sutherland]]. It is the largest expanse of blanket bog in Britain and Europe, and covers about 1,500 square miles.
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• Strangford Lough
  ...] by the [[Ards Peninsula]], and joined at the narrows between the village of [[Strangford]] and [[Portaferry]]. It is the largest inlet in the [[British ...(called in some sources ''Vitaey fretum Brenasse'').<ref>II-Landing Places of St. Patrick, "Saint Patrick: his life and mission", Mrs Thomas Cannon, The
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• Cotswolds
  ...s Panorama Fields.jpg|fullwidth=1000|caption=Rolling hills and farm fields of the Cotswolds landscape}} ...[[Worcestershire]]. The hills have been designated as the Cotswold "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty".
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• Isleworth
  ...le of the place (eye-zul) has no relation to any 'isle' and is an instance of a counterintuitive place name. However in this instance it can be argued th ...ff Thomas Brigge or Berigge, clerk, on a plea of debt, with Richard Beaupe of Thistelworth, Middx</ref>
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• Cannock Chase
  '''Cannock Chase'''{{getmap|SK000165}} is a mixed area of countryside in [[Staffordshire]], between [[Cannock]], [[Lichfield]], [[Rug ...overing 26 square miles. Much of the area is also designated as a "Site of Special Scientific Interest".
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• Headingley
  |LG district = City of Leeds ...Yorkshire]] cricket; Headingley Stadium. It also hosts part of the campus of Leeds Metropolitan University.
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• Ben Nevis
  ...tains]] in the [[Lochaber]] area of [[Inverness-shire]], close to the town of [[Fort William]]. ...ur some classic scrambles and rock climbs of all difficulties, and are one of the principal locations in the UK for ice climbing.
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• Weymouth
  |picture caption=Weymouth, Wyke Regis and Portland Harbour<br />from the Isle of Portland ...is eight miles south of [[Dorchester]] and five miles north of the [[Isle of Portland]].
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• Hampton-in-Arden
  ...of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance".<ref name="Solihull">[http:// ...s mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, when it was held by Geoffrey of la Gurche:
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• Penzance
  ...ination, with beaches and within easy reach of the Lands End and the sites of the wild [[Penwith]] peninsula. Penzance is also the port for sailing to the [[Isles of Scilly]], and outside the town is also the heliport for Scilly.
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• Poole
  ...vide shelter to many large ships and which is also blessed by a scattering of attractive islands. ...d War the town was one of the main departing points for the D-Day landings of the Normandy Invasion.
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• Dulwich
  ...llage, lying in a valley between the neighbouring and contiguous districts of [[Camberwell]], [[Crystal Palace]], [[Denmark Hill]], [[Forest Hill, Surrey The name of Dulwich has been spelt in various ways in history; ''Dilwihs'', ''Dylways''
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• River Wye
  ...s length marks several county boundaries. The Wye is important for nature conservation and recreation. ...], where it swallows the [[River Monnow]] heads south to mark the boundary of Gloucestershire with [[Monmouthshire]], passing [[Tintern]], finally disgor
  8 KB (1,338 words) - 14:42, 30 October 2019