Settlement Association

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Westport is twinned with Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland; this link has its roots in the 1980s and the official ratification and twinning ceremony took place in 2002.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Eniskillen in County Fermanagh is another settlement where a castle was situated

 

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Henry Francis Lyte (1793 – 1847) was an Anglican divine, hymnodist and poet, best known for the hymn "Abide with Me". He was born at Ednam, near Kelso, Scotland but attended Portora Royal School in Enniskillen.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Kelso in Roxburghshire also lies on the route of the B6461 road.

 

[Calthrop]

Georgiana Margaret Solomon nee Thomson (1844 -- 1933) -- teacher, and active proponent in Britain and South Africa of assorted progressive causes; including women's suffrage in Britain -- was born near Kelso; she died in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Jevington in East Sussex was also once under the jurisdiction of the Eastbourne Poor Law Union.

 

[Calthrop]

Fairford, Gloucestershire, also has a pub called the Eight Bells.

 

[DerekC]

The churchyard of St Mary's Fairford holds a memorial to Tiddies, the church cat who fell off the roof. Southwark Cathedral doesn't have a feline memorial, but did hold a service to commemorate Doorkins Magnificat, the cathedral cat which died in 2020 after 12 years of service catching church mice.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Manchester also has a Crown Court.

 

[Calthrop]

Stone, Staffordshire; has in common with Manchester, that a settlement in another part of England bears a name the same as that of the "aforementioned", save for being prefixed with "God-". Thus, Godstone in Surrey; and Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wheelock in Cheshire East also lies on the line of the Trent and Mersey Canal.

 

[Calthrop]

Wheelock has a pub called the Cheshire Cheese; there is one of the same name near Hope -- Derbyshire, Peak District ("not a million miles" from Cheshire !).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Templeborough in South Yorkshire also lies on the route of the Roman road known as Batham Gate.

 

[Calthrop]

A "Temple..." place-name in England, most frequently derives from some association from medieval times, with the Order of the Knights Templar -- an instance of this being Temple Ewell, Kent (near Dover). This is not the case with Templeborough: so-called from its being on the location of the remains of a Roman structure originally thought to have been a temple; but per modern scholarship, it was a fort.

 

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Bolton-by-Bowland in Lancashire also has a church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Gisburn in Lancashire was also once administered by the Western Division of the Staincliffe Wapentake.

 

[johnnychips]

Guisborough was also once known as Gisburn.

 

[D6130]

Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire also has the remains of a medieval priory.

 

[Calthrop]

West Burton, North Yorkshire, also lies on the B6160 road.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Abergwyngregyn in Conwy County Borough is another settlement where the remains of Iron Age hut circle bases can be seen.

 

[johnnychips]

Aysgarth is also noted for its waterfalls.

 

[Springs Branch]

Osmotherley, North Yorkshire also has a Youth Hostel.

 

[D6130]

Northallerton is also situated in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

York is another place where an iconic Betty's Tea Room can be found.

 

[Calthrop]

York has some renown for odd and comical street names -- Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate comes to mind. Budleigh Salterton, Devon, can give some competition here, with its street called Inner Ting Tong.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mevagissey in Cornwall also lies on the route of the long-distance footpath called the South West Coast Path.

 

[johnnychips]

Rainhill also has a Ship Inn.

 

[Springs Branch]

Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) spent part of her early life growing up in Rainhill.

Another member of the girl band, Victoria Adams (Posh Spice, later to become A-List Celebrity Victoria Beckham) grew up in Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lossiemouth in Morayshire also has a church that is dedicated to St James.

 

[Calthrop]

Some centuries ago, the turn of the year was celebrated in Lossiemouth with a ceremony involving fire. Zealous Christian ministers put a stop to these doings in this town, regarding them as pagan and abhorrent. However, a similar ceremony at that time of year still takes place a few miles to the west, in Burghead.