Settlement Association

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Liverpool lies at the other end of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal

 

[Welshman]

A landmark of Liverpool is the Liver Building, whose birds gave the inspiration to Carla Lane who wrote the comedy "The Liver Birds" which starred Nerys Hughes, who was born in Rhyl.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Southport also has a marine lake.

 

[Johnuk123]

Porth also hasn't got a port.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ynyshir also saw the establishment of a colliery on thr Rhondda Fach coalfield.

 

[Deerfold]

toogoodtowaste reycle used furniture, selling it cheaply to those in need.

Their other branch is in Aberaman.

 

[Welshman]

The Welsh broadcaster and journalist, Patrick Hannan, was born in Aberaman. He began his journalistic career writing for the college newspaper of Aberystwyth University.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ruthin has also hosted the National Eisteddfod of Wales

 

[Deerfold]

In the same way that the RMT (Ruthin Musical Theatre) is not a union, the student accomodation in Kings Cross provided by Unite is not provided by a union.

And I so hoped to be able to provide a link based on North Wales's longest chimney fire...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Stoke Bruerne in Northamptonshire also has a canal museum.

 

[Welshman]

Towcester is also on the River Tove.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

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

 

[Johnuk123]

Durham also lies on the path of a Roman road (Dere Street)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Styal also has a womens' prison.

 

[Johnuk123]

On the prisons topic Full Sutton also has one although it's a male prison.

 

[Welshman]

There is also an RAF base at Coningsby

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Goulceby with Asterby also lies on the line of the River Bain

 

[Welshman]

OK -scraping the bottom of the barrel here:-

There's also a ford at Malmsmead [N.Devon]

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ullock in Cumbria is another hamlet with a packhorse bridge.

 

[Welshman]

The River Marron also flows through Branthwaite

[and I thought I was scraping the barrel in my last posting!]

 

[Johnuk123]

Stanhope also had a Peel tower.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Yealmpton in Devon also hosts an Agricultural Show.

 

[Welshman]

Woolfardisworthy [Torridge]

Another Devon place name which is not pronounced exactly as it's written.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Kirkburton in West Yorkshire also has a church named All Hallows

 

[Deerfold]

Kirkburton is represented by 2 "Green" councilors on Kirklees council.

There are 3 in Newsome.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Uffculme in Devon also has a long historical connection to the woollen textiles trade.

 

[Welshman]

As far as I am aware, the Standard Fireworks factory at Crosland Moor [Huddersfield], is still in existence.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Westhoughton also saw attacks on the use of modern textile machinery by the Luddites.

 

[Welshman]

Unfortunately, Westhoughton saw the third-worst British Mining disaster in 1910.

The worst was at Senghenydd in 1913.

 

[Johnuk123]

Garndiffaith also have a rugby club in the same league as the previous place.