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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Beaumaris also possesses a ruined castle.

 

[Welshman]

Ruthin

also has a preserved gaol, where you can have a nice family day-out, take the kids and imagine what it was like to be a prisoner in the dark ages [and some people think train-spotters are weird!].

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wolverhampton has also been a settlement with a colligiate church....the collegiate church of St Peter in this case.

 

[Johnuk123]

Ironbridge is where Billy Wright was born the first player in the world to get 100 caps for his country. His whole playing career was spent at Wolverhampton Wanderers

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Amberley also possesses an industrial heritage museum.

 

[dzug2]

Thornbury also has a castle that has been converted to a posh hotel

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Frome is another settlement where a very large number of Roman coins were found.

 

[Ivo]

Dunblane is also the "hometown" of a prominent sportsperson who has won some of the biggest events in the game he is known for.

 

[dzug2]

Hungerford is also known for sadder reasons - scene of mass shootings

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Coventry was another settlement where "Hocktide" formerly was celebrated as part of a feast day celebration.

 

[Welshman]

Guildford

another settlement with an Anglican Cathedral built only last century.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

London was also the site of the Royal Mint.

 

[dzug2]

Doncaster also has an area known as Hyde Park

 

[Welshman]

Halifax

also has a Minster church.

 

[Ivo]

Woolwich is another location made (more) famous by a building society of the same name.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Knott End also has a cross-river ferry

 

[Johnuk123]

Chatteris also has a Working Mens club.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Colchester was also a settlement visited by Boudicca of the Iceni

 

[Ivo]

Like Colchester, Abingdon claims to be Britain's Oldest Town.

 

[deltic1989]

Kinloss Also lends it's name to a former RAF station that is now in use by the Army.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whalley was another site where a Cistercian Abbey was built.

 

[Ivo]

Whalley hosted the first ever "Roses Match" cricket (needless to say, between Lancashire CCC and Yorkshire CCC), which is one of the biggest matches in the sport. Kennington, in South London, staged the first example of several notable fixtures, including the first full international fotball match.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Salford also has a museum of the Imperial War Museum.

 

[Johnuk123]

Glossop was the resting place of L.S. Lowry who is most famous for his artwork of Salford.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Castleshaw (a small hamlet in Greater Manchester) was also a settlement of the major Celtic tribe called the Brigantes.

 

[dzug2]

Mold also has an outdoor educational centre (Columendy) nearby

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Caernarfon is also the site of a Crown Court

 

[Johnuk123]

Fort William is also the location of a Travelodge.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Seathwaite in Cumbria also has a very high annual rainfall.

 

[Welshman]

Graphite found in Seathwaite gave rise to the pencil factory in Keswick.