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Welshman

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Aldous Huxley, born in Godalming, was inspired to write "Brave New World" after seeing the industrial landscape of Billingham.
 

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Thomas Telford also built the original bridge over the Straits at Menai Bridge.
 

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Bangor, Gwynedd, also has a former Seion Chapel [now converted to quality accommodation for students]
 

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When the new Marks & Spencers opens in Prestatyn, the existing one in Rhyl is planned to close.
 

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Dinting was home for a railway preservation centre which no longer exists
 

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Ulverston houses a monument to Sir John Barrow who was born nearby in Dragley Beck
 

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"Beck" is a word used in Northern England for "stream"
For example, folks in Gunnerside talk of "Gunnerside Beck"
 
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