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The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England. Some events were held at venues elsewhere in…
Sutton Coldfield is a town and civil parish in the city of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 7.5 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 11.5 miles south of Lichfield, 10.1 miles southwest of Tamworth, and 9.2…
Blaenau Ffestiniog (or ;) is a town in Gwynedd, Wales. Once a slate mining centre in historic Merionethshire, it now relies heavily on tourism, drawn to the Ffestiniog Railway and Llechwedd Slate Caverns. Its population reached 12,000 at…
Glenfiddich is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the Scottish burgh of Dufftown in Moray, Scotland. It is owned by William Grant & Sons. The name Glenfiddich derives from the Scottish Gaelic Gleann Fhiodhaich…
The Angel Hotel, Church Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, south-east Wales is a Grade II listed building. The building was in use as an inn in 1700 and closed in 1985, the longest period of continuous history of any public house in…
The Beaufort Arms Hotel, in Agincourt Square in the town of Monmouth, south-east Wales is a former coaching inn dating from the early eighteenth century. The frontage was modified in the 1830s, possibly by the prolific early Victorian…
Herne Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in South East England. It is 6 mi north of Canterbury and 4 mi east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury local…
Navenby is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Lying 8 mi south from Lincoln and 9 mi north-northwest from Sleaford, Navenby had a population of 2,361 in the 2021 census. In March 2011, it…
Ulster (; Ulaidh or Cúige Uladh ; Ulstèr or Ulster) is one of the four historical provinces of Ireland, located in the northern part of the island. It is made up of nine counties, with six of these comprising Northern Ireland (a part of…
Porthmadog , originally Portmadoc until 1972 and known locally as Port, is a coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, Wales, and the historic county Caernarfonshire. It lies 5 mi east of Criccieth, 11 mi south-west of…
Eboracum was a fort and later a city in the Roman province of Britannia. In its prime it was the largest town in northern Britannia and a provincial capital. The site remained occupied after the decline of the Western Roman Empire and…
Buxton is a spa town in the borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some 1000 ft above sea level. It lies close to Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to…