Settlement Association

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Sale Sharks Rugby Union Club played at Edgeley Park, Stockport between 2002 and 2012, when they moved to the AJ Bell Stadium in Barton-upon-Irwell.

 

[cjp]

A J Bell, who have sponsored the stadium in the Barton-upon-Irwell district of Salford is a Manchester firm who's head office is now in the area known as Media City or Salford Quays which is at one end of the privately owned Manchester Ship canal which passes by Runcorn on its way to the Mersey estuary.

 

[DerekC]

Before the coming of the railway Runcorn was known for its saltwater baths, a feature it shared with Lymington in Hampshire

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Portsmouth also has ferry services to the Isle of Wight

(Indeed, we shall be using one of these on Sunday, 24th March)

 

[DerekC]

Portsmouth FC is playing Bury away tonight in the Checkatrade Trophy

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Belfast also has a transport museum.

 

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HMS Caroline is a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw combat service in the First World War and served as an administrative centre in the Second World War and, at the time of her decommissioning in 2011, she was the second-oldest ship in Royal Navy service, after HMS Victory. She served as a static headquarters and training ship for the Royal Naval Reserve, based in Alexandra Dock, Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the later stages of her career, and has now been converted into a museum ship. HMS Caroline was built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead, and was laid down on 28 January 1914, launched on 29 September 1914 and completed in December 1914.

 

[cjp]

The Mary Rose was put on display in Portsmouth. It was named after Henry VIII's daughter who became Mary Tudor - she was born in Greenwich

 

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The Mary Rose was put on display in Portsmouth. It was named after Henry VIII's daughter who became Mary Tudor - she was born in Greenwich

I'm not sure I see the connection between Birkenhead and Greenwich ... ?

 

[cjp]

I was following on from Portsmouth !!
I failed to refresh the page <blush>

Cammell Laird also built railway carriages for the underground and elsewhere but that was in the Washwood Heath a district of Birmingham.

Second try <g>

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Antrobus also has an Anglican parish church that is dedicated to St Mark.

 

[DerekC]

On 23rd November 1981 the UK was struck by the worst European tornado outbreak in recorded history, with 104 tornadoes confirmed. Antrobus was damaged as was Stoneleigh in Warwickshire

 

[cjp]

Just outside the village are the Stoneleigh Park agricultural showgrounds, similar events are held at the Bath and West Showgrounds which are by Shepton Mallett

 

[DerekC]

John Lewis (of department store fame) was born in Shepton Mallet in 1836. He died in Hampstead at the age of 92.

 

[cjp]

The heath at Hounslow was also a place frequented by highwaymen back in "the good old days""

 

[DerekC]

Hounslow's shopping centre is called the Blenheim Centre (although I haven't been able to discover the reason)

 

[cjp]

Blenheim Palace by Woodstock was the birthplace of Winston Churchill who lived many years in Chartwell near Westerham Kent.

As an aside the main shopping centre in Hounslow is The Treaty Centre - I think the Blenheim has a gym an Asda and one other shop <g>

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sutton-at-Hone also lies on the line of the River Darent.

 

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Sutton-at-Hone has a non-League football club, Sutton Athletic FC, who play at The Roaches Recreation Ground in the Southern Counties East Football League Division One. One of the clubs that they played this season is Bridon Ropes FC, who are based at the Meridian Sports & Social Club in Charlton, Royal Borough of Greenwich.

 

[cjp]

deleted too slow

 

[johnnychips]

Scunthorpe United play in the same football division as Charlton Athletic.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Corby also overlies deposits of iron ore.

 

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Corby's main football team is Corby Town FC ("The Steelmen"), who play at Steel Park, Corby in the Southern League Division One Central. One of their opponents is Yaxley Football Club ("The Cuckoos"), who play at Leading Drove, Yaxley, Cambridgeshire.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bucklesham in Suffolk also has an illuminated village sign.

 

[DerekC]

HMS Bucklesham was a Type 1 inshore minesweeper built in the 1950s - one of a class of 93 vessels. The prototype was HMS Inglesham

(Note that the total RN fleet of commissioned ships is now 75 vessels!)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brimscombe also lies on the line of the Thames and Severn Canal.

 

[cjp]

The trust that is working to restore navigation along the Thames and Severn Canal have a visitor centre in Stroud

 

[Springs Branch]

The Bengal Balti restaurant in Stroud is located on Bath Road.
Another settlement with a curry house named Bengal Balti is in the Salford district of Patricroft.

 

[cjp]

Patricroft is one of a number of areas within Salford just Maida Vale is in London

 

[DerekC]

Maida Vale is part of Watling Street which ultimately goes to Wroxeter