Settlement Association

[John Griffiths]

Haddington also lent its name to a traditional Scottish county.

 

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In the middle of Haddington is the Town House, which was built in 1748 according to a plan by William Adam, who also built Hamilton Old Parish Church in 1733.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Motherwell was also chosen as a venue for the Triathlon in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

 

[John Griffiths]

Middlesbrough was also a major centres of iron and steel production.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ayr also has a church that is dedicated to St Columba.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Ayr Racecourse has hosted the annual Scottish Grand National since 1965; Chepstow Racecourse has hosted the Welsh equivalent since 1949.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Pembroke is another settlement where the Normans chose to build a castle.

 

[Springs Branch]

Lincoln also lends its name to a historic Oxbridge college.

 

[John Griffiths]

Colchester was another Roman colonia, a settlement established for former soldiers.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hexham also has medieval connectional links to the leather trade.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

The AD122 tourist bus service operates between Easter and October each year from Hexham, serving a number of locations along Hadrian's Wall, as well as Haltwhistle. Memorably, the route number, AD122, is the date of the building of the wall.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hillfarrance in Somerset also has a church that is named the Church of the Holy Cross.

 

[Springs Branch]

Bishops Lydeard is also in the TA4 Postcode District.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Babington was also once administered by the Hundred of Kilmersdon.

 

[John Griffiths]

Babington House was in 2000 acquired and converted into a club by Soho House, based in Soho, central London.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

The name "Soho" first appears in the 17th century, and may possibly derive from a former hunting cry. James Scott, the 1st Duke of Monmouth, used "soho" as a rallying call for his men at the Battle of Sedgemoor on 6 July 1685, which took place at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset.

 

[John Griffiths]

Ryhope, Sunderland, also has a pumping engine museum.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

The B1287 Sea View Road links Ryhope with the town of Seaham to the south.

 

[John Griffiths]

The port town of Seaham (aka Seaham Harbour) was built from the 1820s at the behest of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, who had married into the wealthy coal-owning Vane Tempest family.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

In 2013, Londonderry was the inaugural UK City of Culture, having been awarded the title in 2010. Paisley was shortlisted for the 2021 award, but were unsuccessful when Coventry was preferred.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lancaster is another settlement where witch trials were held.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

The Ashton Memorial, Lancaster, stands close to the mathematical centre point of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, excluding the Isle of Man. The centre point for Wales is near Cwmystwyth, Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Trefriw also has a noted waterfall.

 

[Springs Branch]

Hereford is also the location of a pedestrian suspension bridge.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wellington in Shropshire also once had a trading butter market.

 

[John Griffiths]

Bletchley is also a pre-existing town that was absorbed into a post-war New Town.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tyringham was also once administered by the Hundred of Newport.

 

[Springs Branch]

Tyringham is on the course of the River Great Ouse, which also passes through the Cambridgeshire town of St Ives.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leigh in Greater Manchester is also served by a guided busway.

 

[Springs Branch]

Runcorn is another extremity of the Bridgewater Canal.