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• Derbyshire
  ...of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The [[Pennine Way]]'s southern end is at [[Edale]] in Derbyshire. ...crushed stone for road building and concrete manufacture, and is moved by rail. The Limestone areas of central Derbyshire were found to contain veins of l
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• Dumfriesshire
  ...Longbridge Moor in the west, and Nutberry Moss in the east, all once under water, but now largely reclaimed. ...auty to them comparable to the glens of the [[Highlands]]. For part of the way, the [[Enterkin Pass]] runs between mountains rising sheer from the burn to
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• Hertfordshire
  ..., much of the county is given over to agriculture. One distinct product is water-cress, supported by reliable, clean chalk rivers. ...ty provides an aquifer that feeds streams and is also exploited to provide water supplies for much of the county and beyond. Chalk has also been used as a b
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• Inverness-shire
  ...cal character of Inverness-shire greatly impedes transport links; road and rail (which have come on somewhat since Johnson's day) must follow mountain pass ...across the county from [[Inverness]] to [[Fort William]], bearing road and rail. The lochs of the Great Glen have also been linked by the Caledonian Canal
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• Lancashire
  ...orested and mountainous, forming part of the [[Lake District]]. [[Coniston Water]], the west bank of [[Windermere]] lie in this part of Lancashire. ...he [[Manchester Ship Canal]] does indeed link Manchester to the oceans, by way of the Mersey.
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• Somerset
  ...r, with the construction of the Huntspill River. Pumping and management of water levels still continues.<ref name=williams>Williams, Michael (1970). ''The D ...ills]] were mined for iron ore in the late 19th century; this was taken by rail to Watchet Harbour for shipment to the furnaces at [[Ebbw Vale]].
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• Surrey
  ...y]], a scenic long-distance path. Accordingly, Surrey provides much in the way of rural leisure activities, and many farms have horses; riding stables are ...n by forces supporting Prince Louis of France, who passed through on their way from London to [[Winchester]] and back and occupied Guildford and Reigate c
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• Yorkshire
  ...roads while Halifax has a town-centre relief scheme made up of the Aachen Way and the North Bridge flyovers. The Office of the Traffic Commissioner centr ===Rail===
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• County Cavan
  ...ounty's largest lake situated in the south of the county and forms a three way border on its waters between the counties of Meath, Westmeath and Cavan.<re ===Rail===
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• County Clare
  Bodies of water define much of the physical boundaries of Clare. To the south-east is the [ ...ntre}}</ref> While this has stunted the population growth in a significant way, in the modern day it has meant that many people visit the area to trace th
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• County Kilkenny
  ...de and meandering Rivers Nore and Barrow are used for angling, boating and water sports. ...Nore-Valley-Walk--Inistioge-to-Thomastown-Section--/25/ |title=Nore Valley Way |work=IrishTrails |publisher=Irish Sports Council |accessdate=7 August 2011
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• Aberdeen
  ...ighting arrived in 1824 and an enhanced water supply appeared in 1830 when water was pumped from the Dee to a reservoir in Union Place. An underground sewer ...logy transfer from oil into renewable energy and other industries is under way. The "Energetica" initiative led by Scottish Enterprise has been designed
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• Wicken Fen
  ...include great crested grebe, cormorant, gadwall, teal, sparrowhawk, water rail, kingfisher, snipe, woodcock, great spotted and green woodpeckers; and barn ...ts and animals are dependent upon regular management of vegetation in this way to keep their habitats going. Konik ponies and highland cattle have now bee
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• Chepstow
  ...h begins at Sedbury, Glos., near the east bank of the Wye and runs all the way to the [[Irish Sea]] at Prestatyn in [[Flintshire]]. This was built in the ...ere independent of the English crown and the castle in Chepstow provided a way to deter the Welsh from attacking Gloucestershire. From the 14th century,
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• Luton
  ...ing an ancient route; that of the Roman Road, [[Watling Street]]. A major rail-link is being constructed through the town. ...a cholera epidemic in 1848 Luton formed a water company and had a complete water and sewerage system by the late 1860s. The first covered market was built (
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• Newport, Isle of Wight
  ...66 when its station closed, the site now run through by the A3054 ''Medina Way'' dual carriageway. Transport by water has Newport as a centre too as River Medina, that great cleft through the I
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• Omagh
  ...he same year as the Battle of the Boyne, James II arrived at Omagh, on the way to Londonderry. Supporters of William III, Prince of Orange, burnt the town ...and the Portadown-Londonderry main line in 1965, leaving the town with no rail service. The town's large military barracks, St Lucia Barracks, closed on 1
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• Liverpool
  * Bank Street (now Water Street) ...830, Liverpool and Manchester became the first cities to have an intercity rail link, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The population continued to ris
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• Ruislip
  ...llage square and are now Grade II listed. It originally featured a central water pump which was moved out of the road in the 1970s as a result of increased ...the Pinn Meadows, to make use of the natural spring there. The Colne River Water Company agreed, upon the guarantee of £45 per year, and the service was es
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• Crewe
  ...even though these places were the direct origin of the name of the town by way of the railway station, which was also not part of the town before 1936. An ...works was built and the works water supply was adapted to provide drinking water and a public baths. The railway also opened a cheese market in 1854 and a c
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