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Felixstowe is a port town and civil parish in the East Suffolk District of Suffolk, England. The estimated population in 2017 was 24,521. The Port of Felixstowe is the largest container port in the United Kingdom. Felixstowe is approximatel
Stamford is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 19,701 and estimated at 20,645 in 2019. The town has 17th- and 18th-century stone buildings, older tim
Woolwich is a market town in south-east London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained t
Oswestry (; Croesoswallt) is an ancient market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads. The town was the administrative headquarte
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the Borough of Halton in Cheshire, England meaning the town is a part of Liverpool City Region. It lies on the south bank of the River Mersey, where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn
Alloa (, Received Pronunciation ; Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where some say i
Cowdenbeath is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is 5 mi north-east of Dunfermline and 18 mi north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. Accordin
Dalbeattie (, Dawbeattie, Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' (i.e. liable to flood) is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Historically part of Kirkcudbrightshire, it is in a wooded valley on th
North Berwick (; ; Bearaig a Tuath) is a seaside town and former royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately 20 mi east-northeast of Edinburgh. North Berwick became a fashion
Newport (Casnewydd) is a city and county borough in Wales, on the River Usk near its confluence with the Severn Estuary, approximately 12 mi northeast of Cardiff. The population grew significantly between the 2011 and the 2021 census, incre
Scalloway (; Skálavágr, name of the bay) is the largest settlement on the west coast of the Mainland, the largest island of Shetland, Scotland. The village had a population of roughly 900, at the 2011 census. Now a fishing port, until 1708
Kilbirnie (Cill Bhraonaigh) is a town situated in the Garnock Valley of North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around 20 mi southwest of Glasgow and approximately 10 mi from Paisley and 13 mi from Irvine respectively. Historic