Longbridge
Longbridge is an area in the south-west of Birmingham, England, located near the border with Worcestershire, the county it was historically in. Longbridge is surrounded by Frankley, Frankley Beeches, Rubery, Rednal, Bromsgrove, Northfiel
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The River Severn (; Afon Hafren,) is the longest river in Great Britain, with a length of 220 mi. It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, with an average flow rate of 107 m3/s at Apper
River Thames
The River Thames, or simply the Thames , known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 mi, it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the U
River Bann
The River Bann (from An Bhanna, meaning "the goddess"; Ulster-Scots: Bann Wattèr) is the longest river in Northern Ireland, its length, Upper and Lower Bann combined, being 129 km (80 mi). The total length of the River Bann, including its p
River Avon, Hampshire
The River Avon is in the south of England, rising in Wiltshire, flowing through that county's city of Salisbury and then west Hampshire, before reaching the English Channel through Christchurch Harbour in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and P
Bakerloo line
The Bakerloo line is a London Underground line which runs between in suburban north-west London and in south London, via the West End. Printed in brown on the Tube map, it serves 25 stations, 15 of which are underground, over 14.4 mi. It ru
Firth of Forth
The Firth of Forth (Linn Giùdain or Linne Foirthe) is a bay in Scotland, an inlet of the North Sea that separates Fife to its north and Lothian to its south. Further inland, it becomes the estuary of the River Forth and several other rivers
University of Oxford Botanic Garden
The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Great Britain and one of the oldest scientific gardens in the world. The garden was founded in 1621 as a physic garden growing plants for medicinal research. Today it c
Isle of Arran
The Isle of Arran (; Eilean Arainn) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at 432 km2. Historically part of Buteshire, it is in th
Scapa Flow
Scapa Flow (;) is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, sheltered by the islands of Mainland, Graemsay, Burray, South Ronaldsay and Hoy. Its sheltered waters have played an important role in travel, trade and conflict throughout
Rainhill trials
The Rainhill trials were a competition run from 6 to 14 October 1829 to test George Stephenson's argument that locomotives would have the best motive power for the nearly-completed Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR). Ten locomotives we
Findhorn Ecovillage
The Findhorn Ecovillage, known in the past as the Findhorn Community (also referred to as Ecovillage Findhorn) is an experimental intentional community project based at The Park, in Moray, Scotland, near the village of Findhorn. The communi