Settlement Association

[Welshman]

Naseby

also has an important historical battlefield

 

[Deerfold]

There also controversial plans to build a wind farm near Aberdeen.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Glasgow was also subjected to outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague in the 17th century.

 

[LE Greys]

Barrow-in-Furness was also well-known for its shipbuilding industry

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Harrogate is another settlement where a hoard of Viking silver coins was unearthed.

 

[gnolife]

Altrincham also has a football team that's pushing for the play-offs in the Blue Square Bet North.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Skegness also has a Clock Tower.

 

[Welshman]

Morecambe

for some time used to be known as "Bradford by the Sea"
{Skegness was known as "Nottingham by the Sea"}

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bournemouth also has an art deco-style hotel.

 

[Bedpan]

Brighton - also had a "Belle"

 

[Deerfold]

Filton.

Brighton has a music venue known as the Concorde 2.

The 2nd prototype Concorde aircraft known as Concorde 002 was built in Filton.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Marsden also has a noted brass band (Marsden Silver brass band)...the one at Filton is the Filton Concert Brass

 

[Deerfold]

Nelson in Lancashire used to be called Marsden.

(It's the only town I know of named after a pub).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Huddersfield also has the remains of an Iron Age fort in its environs (Castle Hill)....the one at Nelson is called Castercliff

 

[Welshman]

The author J B Priestley wrote about "Bruddersford" - a mix of Huddersfield and Bradford.
He was born in Bradford.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

York is the site of "National" museum (Rail)..the one in Bradford is that of Media

 

[Welshman]

Chester

also has a cycle of Mystery Plays

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Runcorn was also chosen to be the site of a large priory in historical time.

 

[Welshman]

Barton-on-Humber

lowest bridging point on the Ouse [Runcorn is lowest bridging point on the Mersey [and I mean "bridging point" literally - ie not counting two tunnels!]

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wolverhampton also has historical links to the manufacture of bicycles.

 

[Welshman]

Workington

{Wolverhampton produced the ill-fated Guy Wulfrunian dd bus - Workington produced the now discontinued Leyland National}

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lindal-in-Furness was another settlement where the ore haematite was mined.

 

[Welshman]

Grange-over-Sands

Lindal was the Grange to Furness Abbey - Grange-over-Sands served Cartmel Priory.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Stannington in Northumberland is another settlement where a sanatorium was erected.

 

[Welshman]

Not to be confused with Stannington, Sheffield, which has a Brass Band.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cheadle Hulme also has a Grade II listed house of note (Millington Hall)....the one in Stannington, Sheffield, is Revell Grange.

 

[Trainfan344]

Cheadle Hulme Railway station is served by the number 368 bus, this bus also serves Wythenshawe

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Luton also has an airport in its environs.

 

[Welshman]

Bedford
also shared its name with a van.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Nottingham also has a historical connection to lace making.