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• Somerset
  ...ulating activities like the stoking of steam locomotives. Burning bales of straw soaked in creosote were used to simulate the effects of incendiary bombs dr ...lands in the marsh, many bearing names ending ''-ey'' or ''-oy'', meaning "island".
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• Whittlesey
  The name is Old English, perhaps from ''Witles ieg'', which means "Witel’s island", after an otherwise unknow man named "Witel" or "Witta".<ref>{{cite book|f ...nd '-ea' are commonplace in the fenland; they are the Old English ''ieg'' (island or dry land in the fen) and ''ea'', meaning "river".
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• Rousay
  {{Infobox island ...ainland (Orkney)|Mainland]]. Its name is from Old Norse and means "Rolf's Island".
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• Brentwood
  ...the meeting place for some of the instigators; such as John Ball and Jack Straw. They, apparently, met regularly in local inns. The Essex assizes were some ...of cattle, provisions and manufactures."<ref>''A Tour Throughout the Whole Island of Great Britain'' by Daniel Defoe</ref>
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• St Kilda
  The largest island is [[Hirta]], whose sea cliffs are the highest in the United Kingdom and th ...1851). The entire population was evacuated from Hirta (the only inhabited island) in 1930. Currently, the only year-round residents are defence personnel al
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• The Great Fen
  ...nds; many have names ending "-ey", which the Old English ''-eg'', meaning "island", amongst them [[Ely]], [[Ramsey, Huntingdonshire]], [[Stuntney]], [[Covene *[[Little Thetford]], settled on a boulder clay island within the fens since the Bronze Age, 3 miles south of Ely;
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• Eigg
  {{Infobox island Its name is Gaelic, from ''eag'', meaning "notched island".
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• Angle
  ...rnli/> for rescuing the crew of the ''Loch Shiel'' from rocks near [[Thorn Island]]. The ship had been carrying a cargo of whisky and beer.<ref name=pint/> ...d that 388 people lived in the village with the women involved in plaiting straw for bonnets and mats, whilst the men would trawl for oysters when they were
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• River Garnock
  | [[File:Garnock Island at Kilwinning.JPG|right|thumb|250px|The islet in the Garnock at Kilwinning] Smith records in 1895 that an island called Ringen's Isle existed in the Garnock. This may have been named after
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• Whitley Bay
  ...h forms a bay stretching from [[St Mary's Island, Northumberland|St Mary's Island]] in the north to [[Cullercoats]] in the south. ...y_bay_and_tynemouth_look_forward_with_confidence_1_1644732</ref> The final straw came in September 1901 when an ex-resident died in [[Edinburgh]] and his bo
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• The Grove, Dorset
  ...ortland was a natural target for German aircraft, due to the importance of island's naval base.<ref>http://www.geoffkirby.co.uk/PortlandArchivePictures/html/ ...military garrisons. It was completed in 1872,<ref>{{cite web|author=Andy J Straw |url=http://www.portland-rover.com/2010/05/i-stood-before-st-peters.html |t
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• Harrow School
  ...archivedate=5 June 2011 }}</ref> Harrow's uniform includes morning suits, straw boater hats, top hats and canes. Its alumni include eight former British or ...s and the Harrow Hat, often erroneously called a boater, made of varnished straw with a dark blue band. Variations include boys who are monitors who are all
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• Sandhurst, Gloucestershire
  ...ining of the smells coming from the plant, and this incident was the final straw. The site has since been sold to Ronsons Reclamation. The village was essentially an island for several days in late July, the only way in or out was by boat or tracto
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• Little Moreton Hall
  The house stands on an island surrounded by a 33-foot-wide moat,{{r|NHLE}}{{efn|The site is marshy, which ...oms on this level are made from lime-ash plaster pressed into a bedding of straw and oak laths, which would have offered some protection against the ever-pr
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• Christ Church, Oxford
  ...is includes the Christ Church Meadow (including Merton Field and Boathouse Island), which is open to the public all year round. In addition Christ Church own Then sought thy straw in some sequester'd grange. "</poem>| Matthew Arnold: ''The Scholar Gypsy'
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