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• Anglesey
  ...ted from the mainland of [[Great Britain]] by the [[Menai Strait]]. It is the only Welsh county without mountains. ...and of [[Great Britain]], and the largest island in the Irish Sea ahead of the [[Isle of Man]].
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• County Armagh
  ...der with the [[Republic of Ireland]]. Though landlocked, it has a coast on the south shore of [[Lough Neagh]]. County Armagh is known as the "Orchard County" because the land is fertile and apple orchards abound.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/norther
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• Midlothian
  ...rgh''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] on the south coast of the [[Firth of Forth]]. Its county town and dominating presence is [[Edinburgh ...dominated by London, Edinburgh being a more restrained city and Midlothian the larger county.
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• Orkney
  ...Kingdom|shire]] consisting of a group of islands lying 10 miles north of the coast of [[Caithness]]. Orkney has approximately 70 islands of which 20 are ...it the tenth-largest island in the [[British Isles]]. The largest town and the islands’ capital is [[Kirkwall]] on Mainland.<ref>Lamb, Raymond "Kirkwall
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• Suffolk
  ...which along with [[Norfolk]], is one of only two counties entirely east of the [[Prime Meridian]]. ...ngdom; [[Lowestoft#Lowestoft Ness|Lowestoft Ness]], beyond which lies only the sea, empty of any further islands.
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• County Kilkenny
  ...ow Demesne, Clonageera, Course, Durrow Townparks, Glebe and Knockanoran in the parish of Durrow: {{wmap|52.841599|-7.402759|zoom=14|base=outline_detached} ...reland| year=2005| id= | pages=186–191| isbn=0-340-89695-7}}</ref> It is the third largest of Leinster's 12 counties in size and seventh largest in term
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• Meath
  |picture caption=Lia Fáil on the Hill of Tara ...h (meaning "middle"). The population of the county is 184,135 according to the 2011 census.<ref>[http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2011/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=CT
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• Whittington Castle
  ...h buildings around a courtyard whose exterior wall was the curtain wall of the inner bailey. ...le Ages, one of several frontier fortifications. It is also very close to the historic fort of [[Old Oswestry]].<ref name=gallery>[http://www.castles-of-
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• Inverurie
  ...is served by Inverurie railway station on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line. The nearest airport is Aberdeen Airport at [[Dyce]]. ...Don is actually called '''Port Elphinstone''' it is however common to hear the title "Inverurie" used to refer to both Inverurie and Port Elphinstone as a
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• Turriff
  ...d has a population of 5,708. The western boundary of the parish also forms the county border. ...he name appears to be Scottish Gaelic in origin, from "''torr''" meaning a mound or round hill, or "''tur''" meaning a tower.
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• Bedford
  ...of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town of [[Kempston]]. The wider borough, including a rural area, had a population of 153,000. ==The Town==
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• Keswick
  |picture caption=The Moot Hall in central Keswick ...accommodation and facilities for the tens of thousands of people visiting the area each year.
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• Milton Keynes
  ...s incorporate pre-existing towns within its area. It is situated mostly in the [[Newport Hundred]], with [[Shenley Brook End]] in [[Cottesloe Hundred]]. ...[Milton Keynes Village]], lying a few miles east of Central Milton Keynes (the planned centre).
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• Builth Wells
  | picture caption =Bridge over the Wye at Builth Wells ...meeting of the [[River Wye]] and the River Irfon, in the upper reaches of the [[Wye Valley]].
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• Talgarth
  ...rce Centre. According to traditional accounts, Talgarth was the capital of the early mediæval Welsh Kingdom of ''Brycheiniog''. == The town ==
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• Walney Island
  ...y Island''', also known as the '''Isle of Walney''', lies off the coast of the [[Furness]] peninsula of [[Lancashire]]. ...ney Channel]] and until its commission, a ferry was used in order to cross the channel.
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• Mold
  ...ld''' is a town in [[Flintshire]], on the [[River Alyn]]. It forms part of the [[Mold Hundred]], which is named after it. ==Name of the town==
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• New Radnor
  ...shire]], and gives the county its name. It lies by the [[Radnor Forest]]. The population today is around 400. The village is said to have been built to replace [[Old Radnor]] perhaps as ear
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• Chipping Norton
  ...ultural activities. The latter is much more of a tourist destination, with the former being much more locally oriented. ...ns, the wool trade was also prominent here, leading to the construction of the well-lit St Mary's Church.
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• Inverness
  ...ernmost city in the United Kingdom. It is considered to be the Capital of the [[Highlands of Scotland|Highlands]]. ...e 6th century and the first royal charter being granted by King David I in the 12th century.
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