Settlement Association

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Portsmouth is also an English naval settlement that was attacked by France (in 1338).......Plymouth was attacked in 1403

 

[SprinterMan]

Fishbourne is at the other end of the Isle of Wight ferry route :P

 

[Welshman]

Heysham

also a ferry port.

 

[SprinterMan]

Sizewell
Also has a nuclear power station.

 

[deltic1989]

Faslane is home to nuclear submarines (although this may be pushing the definition of settlement a little)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Greenham Common also saw the establishment of an activists' Peace Camp.

 

[Welshman]

Aldermaston

a centre of earlier protest.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Iffley in Oxfordshire also has a 12th century Norman church which is also dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.

 

[Johnuk123]

Bray also is the site of a lock on the river Thames.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ealing also has film studio connections.

 

[Johnuk123]

Elstree is a place where Ealing branded films were made for a short period.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Church Stretton is also on the line of the Roman road called Watling Street.

 

[Johnuk123]

Towcester is also on the line of the original Watling Street.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ribchester was also a Roman garrison town.

 

[Johnuk123]

Bilston also has a local theatrical group.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leigh also has historical links to the coal mining industry

 

[Johnuk123]

Another place with a Rugby League club called the Centurions is St. Albans.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

London was also subjected to the wrath of Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni.

 

[Johnuk123]

Preston is also the surname of a 50's/60's singer.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

St Asaph was also given official city status in 2012.

 

[Johnuk123]

Perth was also given city status this year.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Forres was also granted Royal Burgh status prior to 1153 AD

 

[Johnuk123]

Halkirk also is the venue of a local highland games.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Dalwhinnie also has historical connections to whisky distillation.

 

[dzug2]

Braemar is another one of the coldest places in the British Isles

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Dunoon has an even larger Highland Games Gathering

 

[dzug2]

Bournemouth also has occasional calls by a paddle steamer

 

[Johnuk123]

So does Weymouth.

 

[Welshman]

Greenwich

was also a venue for this year's Olympic Games

 

[ATW Alex 101]

Norwich has 'wich' at the end of it