Settlement Association

[Ivo]

From an apple tree to a Cherry Tree...

 

[Welshman]

and I suppose that leads us to Sevenoaks!

 

[LE Greys]

And to Seven Kings

 

[Clip]

And thus to Kings Sutton but that would be too easy and obvious so I shall nominate Kingstanding

 

[Welshman]

Studley

also on the Icknield, or Ryknild, St.

 

[4SRKT]

Newmarket has a lot of stud farms.

 

[Ivo]

Great Leighs is also known for horse racing. Even if it has been a struggle there.

 

[4SRKT]

Leigh is a large-ish town with no railway station.

 

[Welshman]

Lockwood

also has a large David Brown plant.

 

[4SRKT]

Denby Dale. Also at the end of a rather splendid viaduct.

 

[Schnellzug]

Denby Dale should not be confused with Denbigh, which is in Wales.

 

[4SRKT]

Or with Denby, a brand of pottery coming from Ripley.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

RIPLEY is the home of the derbeyshire constabulary hq as is WINSFORD which is home to the cheshire constabulary hq

 

[Welshman]

Do I now have a choice - Denbigh or Ripley?

Allow me to try to be clever and say:-

Rhuddlan

also has a castle, like Denbigh and the Yorkshire Ripley!


EDIT - beaten to it. That'll teach me to try to be clever! Post withdrawn.
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RIPLEY is the home of the derbeyshire constabulary hq as is WINSFORD which is home to the cheshire constabulary hq

Colwyn Bay

headquarters of the North Wales Police.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

DAWLISH town also by the coast

 

[Temple Meads]

Paignton is also a Devon tourist spot.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

BLACKPOOL also a dirty seaside town

 

[Clip]

Margate used to have its own rock making factory once upon a time

 

[Ivo]

Margate used to have its own rock making factory once upon a time

Unless it has changed in the last few years, which I don't believe is the case, my home town of Shoeburyness still has such facilities.

 

[Clip]

Unless it has changed in the last few years, which I don't believe is the case, my home town of Shoeburyness still has such facilities.

We all have our crosses to bear

Shoeburyness was mentioned in HG Wells' War of the worlds. the Author himself was born in Bromley

 

[Welshman]

Not to be confused with Great Bromley in Essex

 

[Ivo]

Which is not to be confused with Great Bentley just a couple of miles away...

We all have our crosses to bear

Touche

 

[Clip]

Bentley Motor cars are built in Crewe

 

[Welshman]

Marie Lloyd got overcarried here, when she really wanted to alight at Birmingham

 

[Temple Meads]

Southampton also has an international airport.

 

[Ivo]

Another prominent location whose name ends in "hampton" would be Wolverhampton.

 

[Schnellzug]

Wolverhampton, like Bolton, are famous for Wandering.

 

[Welshman]

Anyone going to Bolton, looking for the Abbey, is in for a long walk.

Bolton Abbey

 

[LE Greys]

You can also find an abbey in Bath

 

[Welshman]

John Betjeman also wrote about Diss