Settlement Association

[DerekC]

Winchelsea, like Rhuddlan, had a town ditch as part of its mediaeval defences.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rye, which also lies on the line of the River Brede, is the other of the only two 12th century "Antient Townes" (sic) in England.

 

[DerekC]

From Rye you can follow the path along the Royal Military Canal to Hythe.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hastings was also in the second group of towns that joined the Cinque Ports Federation.

 

[johnnychips]

Stamford Bridge was also a battle fought by King Harold’s army in 1066.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bubwith also lies on the line of the River Derwent.

 

[John Griffiths]

Like the village butcher in Bubwith, Ginger Butchers in Bakewell have also won BPEX (British Pig Executive) awards for their products.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Flagg was also once under the jurisdiction of the Bakewell Poor Law Union.

 

[John Griffiths]

Allenheads, Northumberland, was also a lead mining settlement.

 

[DerekC]

Allenheads has a dark sky observatory. So does Dalmellington in Ayrshire

 

[johnnychips]

Old Edlington also sits on a geological fault which gives rise to a spring, this time between the Permian limestone and clay.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

London also has an Antiochian Orthodox church.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

London's first and only cable car, known as the Emirates Air Line, opened in June 2012. It crosses the River Thames and links the Greenwich Peninsula and the area known as the Royal Docks in the east of the city.

 

[John Griffiths]

The Emirates Air Line was one of a number of fatuous projects backed by Boris Johnson, current MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, when he was Mayor of London, but the only one to be completed.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Staines also lies on the line of the River Colne.

 

[DerekC]

On the bank of the Thames at Staines is a monument called the "London Stone" which marked the upper limit of the City of London's jurisdiction. There are two similar lower markers, one on each shore. The southern one is at Yantlet Creek, near Grain.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

High Halstow was also once administered by the Hundred of Hoo.

 

[johnnychips]

Fairburn is also home to a nature reserve for birds.

 

[John Griffiths]

Canal engineer William Jessop was at one point a resident of Fairburn, but was born in Devonport.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Portsmouth is also the site of a naval base.

 

[DerekC]

Across the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour is the town of Gosport

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Newbury also had a Mesolithic period settlement in which hunting camps were incorporated.

 

[johnnychips]

Chepstow also has a racecourse.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rhayader in Powys also lies on the line of the River Wye.

 

[Springs Branch]

Builth Wells is also on the National Cycle Route 8

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brymbo also has a male voice choir.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

The original Bymbo Steelworks was developed by John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson following his move to the area in 1792. John Wilkinson was born in Little Clifton, Bridgefoot, Cumberland (now part of Cumbria) in 1728.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ullock in Cumbria also lies on the line of the River Marron.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Rising near the village of Asby, Copeland at the confluence of Colliergate Beck and Scallow Beck, the River Marron travels north past Ullock and Branthwaite, picking up the waters of Lostrigg Beck at Little Clifton / Bridgefoot shortly before joining the River Derwent.

 

[John Griffiths]

Abingdon also has almshouses named after St Helen.