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Stilton

Stilton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, about 12 mi north of Huntingdon in Huntingdonshire, which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as a historic county of England. In 2011 the parish had a p

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Cheltenham

Cheltenham is a historic spa town and borough adjacent to the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the mo

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Wigan

Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town lies midway between the cities of Manchester, 16 mi to the south-east, and Liverpool, 17 mi to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is

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Penzance

Penzance (; Pennsans , meaning holy head) is a town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England. It lies 64 miles west-southwest of Plymouth, 255 miles west-southwest of London, and 9 miles east of Land's End. Penzance railway station is th

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Cromer

Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the North Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England. It is 23 mi north of Norwich, 9 mi northwest of North Walsham and 4 mi east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastli

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Chelmsford

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 o

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Weston-on-Trent

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 plac

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Slough

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 2021,

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Sawston

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. The village has historical roots dating back to medieval times and has landmarks such as Sawston H

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Harrogate

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 th

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Rawtenstall

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 Ros

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Carshalton

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