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[High Dyke]

Hackney Wick is another location of the proposed London Ringway; a series of four ring roads planned in the 1960s to circle London at various distances from the city centre.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Hackney Wick is on the Capital Ring walking route, which officially starts at the Woolwich Foot Tunnel.

 

[DerekC]

Gravesend is also the location of a Thames ferry

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Gravesend is associated with Major-General Charles Gordon (1833–1885), who lived in the town during the construction of the Thames forts.

After his death in Khartoum, The Lord Mayor of London opened a public subscription to raise funds for a permanent memorial to Gordon. This eventually materialized as the Gordon Boys Home, now Gordon's School, in West End, Woking.

 

[DerekC]

In H G Wells "War of the Worlds" the martians landed initially in Woking. His book "The Time Machine" is based in Richmond (Surrey)

 

[johnnychips]

Grosmont is also a place name with French etymology.

 

[DerekC]

Boot is also in an Eskdale - and is also a former site of iron ore mining

 

[cjp]

Boots The Chemist are a major employer in Nottingham

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Kingston upon Hull, Bradford and Nottingham were all honoured with City Status on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

 

[cjp]

The other KINGSTON in Surrey

 

[High Dyke]

The other KINGSTON in Surrey

Technically now a London borough. Curse local government re-organisation...

Dursley in Gloucestershire is another location that has a connection to Hawker Siddeley. That company took over R.A. Lister of Dursley. Hawker Siddeley had its headquarters in Kingston-upon-Thames

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Dursley is adjacent to Cam which, although a village, is a slightly larger community in its own right.

 

[High Dyke]

Melton Mowbray is also associated with the manufacture of cloth for tennis balls.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

The village of Colston Bassett in Nottinghamshire is also one of the six locations where Stilton Cheese is made and sold under that name.

 

[High Dyke]

Whatton in the Vale is also on the course of the River Smite.

 

[cjp]

Whatton in the Vale is also on the course of the River Smite.

Haxby is in a different vale, the Vale of York

 

[DerekC]

Easingwold was also in the Royal Forest of Galtres

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Easingwold Cricket Club's First Team played in the Yorkshire Premier League North in 2017, although sadly they were relegated. One of the teams that they played during the season was Stamford Bridge Cricket Club's First Team, who were the runners up.

 

[DerekC]

After crushing Harald Hardrada of Norway at Stamford Bridge, Harold Godwinsson marched his army to defeat at Hastings.

 

[johnnychips]

Belper is in the Amber valley; Amber Rudd is MP for Hastings.

 

[High Dyke]

Market Drayton also has a football team that currently plays in the Northern Premier League Division One South.

 

[cjp]

West Drayton

 

[High Dyke]

West Drayton

Ah, West Drayton, a location in Bassetlaw. It has a Grade II* listed church (St Paul's). Carburton, in the same district also has a Grade II* listed church (St Giles).

 

[EbbwJunction1]

In 1848, it was written that Carburton was part of the Hatfield division of the Bassetlaw wapentake (equivalent to a hundred) north division of the county of Nottingham. The chief town in the hundred was East Retford.

 

[johnnychips]

Kingston on Hull is also usually referred to only by the last part of its name.

 

[DerekC]

Derry (Londonderry) is the only other place which has been UK City of Culture

 

[johnnychips]

Chester also has city walls you can walk around on.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

John Motson allegedly once referred to a goaless draw between Chester FC and Chesterfield FC as "No goals there in the local derby".

 

[cjp]

A chesterfield is piece of furniture. Thirsk had/has a furniture trail { and I can recommend Wren cabinetmakers}

 

[DerekC]

Thomas Lord (founder of Lord's cricket ground) was born in Thirsk. he is buried in West Meon churchyard