Settlement Association

[Darren R]

Maryport in Cumbria was also the site of a Roman Castrum.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mevagissey also has an aquarium.

 

[Darren R]

Mevagissey was the birthplace of Andrew Pears, creator of the famous soap brand which still bears his surname today. Although originally manufactured just off Oxford Street, in 1862 production was moved to Isleworth, Greater London.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Burnley also has a "third-tier" Crown Court.

 

[backontrack]

Maidstone also has barracks, and also a station named after them.

 

[Darren R]

Among former MPs for Maidstone can be counted Benjamin Disraeli, who later became the 1st Earl Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bourton-on-the-Water also has a model village.

 

[Darren R]

The actor Wilfrid Hyde-White was born in Bourton-on-the-Water. In 1964 he gained world-wide fame when he appeared in the film "My Fair Lady," playing the role of Colonel Pickering, (North Yorkshire.)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Helmsley also has a former castle which currently is in the care of English Heritage

 

[High Dyke]

Easton, Lincolnshire also has a walled garden.

 

[pne]

Weston-super-Mare has a similar name incorporating a direction and "town".

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Porlock in Somerset also had an Iron Age camp built in its environs.

 

[cjp]

Ottery St Mary

The Man From Porlock was a distraction to Samuel Taylor Colridge who was born in Ottery St Mary

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree
STC

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Welcome back to the quiz...

Newton Poppleford also lies on the line of the River Otter.

 

[pne]

Newton Abbot is another "newton / new town".

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Manchester also was the site of a Corn Exchange.

 

[Deerfold]

Gillingham also has an Irish Social Club.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Queenborough is another area that was attacked by a Dutch fleet in 1667.

 

[Darren R]

Admiral Lord Nelson shared a house near Queenborough Harbour with his mistress, Emma, Lady Hamilton. She was born Amy Lyon in 1765 just outside Neston in Cheshire.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Dundee also has a botanical garden.

 

[johnnychips]

Chorley also has a cake named after it.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Standish was also once administered by the ancient Hundred of Leyland

 

[AndyPJG]

Bolton-le-Sands is also a closed station on the WCML.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sedgwick also lies on the line of the Lancaster Canal

 

[Darren R]

Sedgwick House in the aforementioned village was designed by celebrated Lancaster architects Paley & Austin. They were also responsible for Giggleswick School, Giggleswick (North Yorkshire.)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Middleham is the only settlement other than Giggleswick to have a church that is dedicated to the Anglo-Saxon saint and martyr, St Alkelda.

 

[Darren R]

Middleham is twinned with Azincourt in France, more popularly known to us Roasbeefs as Agincourt, site of the famous victory over our French cousins by King Henry V in 1415. The future king was born in 1386 above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hurley in Berkshire was another settlement where a Benedictine priory was established.

 

[AndyPJG]

Hurley in Bedfordshire was another settlement where a Benedictine priory was established.

I can't find a Hurley in Beds, but there's one in Berks which happens to have a priory.
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Cricklade is another Thames-side settlement.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I can't find a Hurley in Beds, but there's one in Berks which happens to have a priory.

You will note the correct county is now shown
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Cricklade is another Thames-side settlement.

Silchester also lies on the line of the Roman Road called Ermin Street.