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Welshman

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The town of Frome is on the River Frome, which rises near Witham Friary.
 
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The location gives its name to the breed of duck, a cross between a Wild Mallard and Pekin. The company that specialises in producing Gressingham Duck is based at Debach in Suffolk.
 
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The Morris Oxford was named by William Morris in recognition of its home city. Ironically under BMC the once rival, Austin A55 was a rebadged Morris Oxford which was named after the other great university city Cambridge
 

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Bridgnorth is another settlement granted a murage to maintain the town's defensive walls in order to protect themselves from marauding Welshmen. (;))
 

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To lower the tone somewhat, Brentwood is the main location in which 'The Only Way is Essex' is filmed. Newcastle-upon-Tyne is also home to a reality TV series, Geordie Shore.
 

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Prior to the building of the bridge the only way to cross the river was using the Runcorn Ferry, which has a history dating back to the 12th Century. Aust, Gloucs. was another location that had a historic ferry service that declined once a nearby road bridge was built.
 

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