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The Wind in the Willows was written by Kennthe Greame who was born in Edinburgh but when he was little more then a year old his father recieved an appointment as sheriff in Inveraray
 

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Warren Clarke played the character Dim in A Clockwork Orange, which is also a nickname for the underground in Glasgow.
 

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Glasgow has an underground system just like London has. Paul Weller in his time with the Jam sang a song called going underground and he was born in Sheerwater
 

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South Oxhey was once allegedly the biggest purpose built council estate in London if not England
 

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Winsford close by was once the biggest producer of salt in the UK.
 

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Saltaire was once one of the biggest producers of wool cloth in the UK.
 

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Bourneville

another model village - this time with connections to the Cadbury family.
 

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Rillington. Another village that once had a station on the Scarborough line.
 

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Berwick upon Tweed also has the third word of its name used as one of the few postcode area codes not representing a town or city.
 

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Todmorden

also "moved" in the past [Lancashire/Yorkshire]
[Berwick - Scotland/England]
 

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Rydal Hall, Ambleside is the Carlisle diocesan retreat centre.

Bradford diocese's centre is at Parceval Hall, Appletreewick [pronounced= "Aptrick"]
 

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