Settlement Association

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Darlington also has a railway museum.

 

[SeanG]

Darlington's station, Bank Top, shares its name with the Bank Top Brewery in Bolton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Oldham was another Lancashire cotton spinning town with many mills.

 

[deltic1989]

If you had an Old Ham in your fridge it would be likely to be collecting Mold

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Caernarfon is also the site of a Crown Court

 

[Welshman]

Harlech

the site of another of Edward I's castles built during his Welsh Wars.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Formby also has a series of coastal sand dunes.

 

[Welshman]

George Formby was born in Wigan

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Caernarfon was the site of a Roman settlement (Segontium)...the Roman settlement at Wigan was named Coccium.

 

[Welshman]

It only seems 4 posts ago since we were last in Caernarfon

Caernarfon was one of the contenders for Capital of Wales in 1955 - the honour, however, went to Cardiff.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Llandeilo has also hosted the National Eisteddfod for Wales (in 1996)

 

[Welshman]

Llandeilo is named after the Celtic Saint Teilo.

The Celtic Saint Tudno gave his name to Llandudno

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Southport also has a long pier.

 

[Welshman]

Richard Douglas Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth, is also quite a long Peer.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

That last one was not an easy one, so assuming it is a district in New Quay, Ceredigion....


Hexham also hosts a regatta.

 

[Welshman]

That last one was not an easy one, so assuming it is a district in New Quay, Ceredigion....

Really - I thought it was quite good!


Pershore

also has an abbey.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Swanley also is the site of an agricultural college.

 

[ffm]

Swinton is another town who's name is derived from the Saxon word for pigs.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Halifax also have a rugby league team that plays in the Co-operative Championship league,

 

[Welshman]

Charles Barry, who designed Halifax Town Hall, was also architect ofSt Saviour's Church, Ringley.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Prestolee is also on the line of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal.

 

[SeanG]

Chirk also has a canal aqueduct

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rufford also has a National Trust property.

 

[SeanG]

Knaresborough also lies on the A59

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Skipton also has a castle that has seen better days.

 

[Deerfold]

The River Aire also runs through Utley.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Green Hammerton is also on the line of the B6265 road

 

[Deerfold]

Green Hammerton is also on the line of the B6265 road

Although you can't travel between them by remaining on that road as it comes and goes (I live on a short section of it!)

There is also a Bay Horse Inn in Stamfordham.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Belford is another small village in Northumberland.

 

[Welshman]

Stamford

was also a coaching stop on the Great North Road, until it, too, was by-passed.