Wallasey
Wallasey is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is at the mouth of the River Mersey, on the north-eastern corner of the Wirral Peninsula. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, and…
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Pembroke Dock (Doc Penfro) is a port town and a community in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, 3 mi northwest of Pembroke on the banks of the River Cleddau.
Southampton
Southampton is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately 80 mi southwest of London, 20 mi west of Portsmouth, and 20 mi southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 248,922 at the 2021…
Blaenavon
Blaenavon (Blaenafon) is a town and community in Torfaen county borough, Wales, high on a hillside on the source of the Afon Lwyd. It is within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent. The…
Skara Brae
Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement located along the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney. The site was discovered following a storm exposing the presence of stone structures within the coastal sand dunes.…
Leicester
Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands, with a population of in . The greater Leicester urban area had a population…
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 4 million people in 2025. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million. London stands on the…
Elgin, Moray
Elgin (; Ailgin; Eilginn) is a historic market town (former cathedral city) and formerly a royal burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on…
Crawley
Crawley is a town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is 28 mi south of London, 18 mi north of Brighton and Hove, and 32 mi north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of 17.36 sqmi and had a population of…
Grantham
Grantham is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road; it lies 23 mi south of Lincoln and 22 mi east of…
Harlow
Harlow is a town and local government district located in the west of Essex, England. Harlow was a small town until the mid-20th century. In 1947 it was designated as a new town. Housing estates, industrial areas and a new town centre were…
Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located at the mouth of the River Esk, where the North York Moors meet the Yorkshire Coast, and has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy. It is 47 mi…