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Chelmsford is a city in Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Colchester and Southend-on-Sea. It is located 31 miles north-east of Charing Cross in London, and 22 miles south-west…
Weston-on-Trent is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,239. It is to the north of the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal. Nearby…
Slough is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Thames Valley, 20 mi west of central London and 19 mi north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways. It is part of the historic county of Buckinghamshire. In…
Sawston is a large village in Cambridgeshire in England, situated on the River Cam about 7 mi south of Cambridge with a population of 7,271.
Harrogate is a spa town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Visitor attractions include Bettys tea rooms, RHS Harlow Carr gardens and the Royal Pump Room Museum, which explores…
Rawtenstall is a town in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The town lies 15 miles (24 km) north of Manchester, 22 miles (35 km) east of Preston and 45 miles (70 km) south east of Lancaster. The town is at the centre of the…
Carshalton is a town, with a historic village centre, in south London, England, within the London Borough of Sutton. It is situated around 9.5 mi southwest of Charing Cross and around 1.2 mi east of Sutton town centre, in the valley of the…
Bollington is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, to the east of Prestbury. In the Middle Ages, it was part of the Earl of Chester's manor of Macclesfield and the ancient parish of Prestbury. At the 2021 census, the parish had a…
Canewdon is a village and civil parish in the Rochford district of Essex, England. The village is located approximately 4 mi northeast of the town of Rochford, while the parish extends for several miles on the southern side of the River…
Heathfield is a market town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Heathfield and Waldron, in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The town had a population of 7,667 in 2021. Locals know it by "Heffle".
Worksop is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. Located close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, it is on the River Ryton and not far from the northern edge of Sherwood Forest.…
Bath (RP: ,) is a city in Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. The city became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, and was later listed as one of the "Great Spa Towns of Europe". Bath is in the valley of…