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  • ...inland county, it reaches from the Salcey Forest in the north to the banks of the [[Thames]] in the south. ...alking country. The more gentle, pastoral [[Vale of Aylesbury]] lies north of the Chilterns.
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  • |flag=Flag of Cornwall.svg ...th-west of the mainland, are part of Cornwall and are the westernmost land of [[England]] and the southernmost land in the United Kingdom.
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  • ...ow considered a suburb of that city.<ref>[CORSTORPHINE A Pictorial History of a Midolithian Village ISBN 1 85158 366 1]</ref> ...affic on the main street, St John's Road, is often heavy, as it forms part of the A8 main road between Edinburgh and [[Glasgow]]. The actual "High Street
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  • ...thead]]. The [[county town]] is [[Winchester]], capital of [[Wessex]] and of [[England]] until about 1100. Its place on the [[English Channel]] and the presence of several excellent natural harbours has given Hampshire a pre-eminent place
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  • ...nating presence is [[Edinburgh]], from which it takes its alternative name of Edinburghshire. ...is dominated by Edinburgh, though not as much as Middlesex is dominated by London, Edinburgh being a more restrained city and Midlothian the larger county.
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  • ...[[Bristol Channel]] from the [[River Avon, Somerset|Avon]] to the borders of [[Devon]] on Exmoor and deep inland blessed with rich farmland. ...d the Georgian glories of [[Bath]] and the southern half of the great city of [[Bristol]].
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  • ...own of Donegal, although Lifford serves as the county town. The population of the county was 161,137 according to the 2011 census. ...e nearby city of Londonderry form the main economic axis of the north-west of Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/16086 |title=De
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  • ...ften used loosely. The purpose of this article is to explain the meanings of and relationships among those terms. ...'''British Isles''' is an archipelago consisting of the two large islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and many smaller surrounding islands.
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  • |LG district=City of Aberdeen ...rdeenshire]] and Scotland's third most populous city. It is a major centre of the North Sea oil industry.
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  • ...l Burgh and parish in [[Aberdeenshire]], approximately 16 miles north-west of [[Aberdeen]] on the A96, and is served by Inverurie railway station on the ...ermarkets, these streets have become less busy. The part of the town south of the Don is actually called '''Port Elphinstone''' it is however common to h
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  • | picture = Montage of Manchester 2012.jpg ...ter has highest population of any urban area in the United Kingdom after [[London]].
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  • | name = London | picture = TE-Collage London.png
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  • |picture=Oxford - Bridge of Sighs- Hertford College, Passes over New College Lane.jpg |picture caption =The Bridge of Sighs over New College Lane
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  • '''Charlbury''' is a quiet market town of western [[Oxfordshire]]. ...pping Norton]] and [[Witney]], it has escaped overdevelopment and its lack of clear high street leads to an almost village-like atmosphere.
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  • ...gest centre for business, legal, and financial services in Britain outside London and according to the recent Office for National Statistics estimates, it is ...n, expanded and absorbed the surrounding villages to become by the opening of the 20th century a populous urban centre, and now a major regional city.
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  • |ownership=The Honourable Society<br />of the Inner Temple ...elf governed by the Parliament of the inn and an executive council made up of the elected Benchers.
    35 KB (5,565 words) - 17:21, 25 October 2017
  • ...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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  • '''Northwood''' is a town in the north-west of [[Middlesex]], on the county's border with [[Hertfordshire]]. ...its south-eastern neighbourhood Northwood Hills had a population (in 2001) of 10,833.<ref>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Office for National Sta
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  • ...nd and meadow. Manor Farm, though surrounded by houses, remains a reminder of the village's vanished agricultural foundation. ...entral water pump which was moved out of the road in the 1970s as a result of increased traffic.
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  • ...linked with the oldest Roman Catholic university in the country, St Mary's University, Twickenham. ...signed with 12 crosses. The signatories included Swaefred of Essex, Cenred of Mercia and Earl Paeogthath.
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