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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lurgan in County Armagh also has a church that is dedicated to St Patrick.

 

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Historically, Lurgan was known as a major centre for the production of textiles (mainly linen) after the industrial evolution and it continued to be a major producer of textiles until that industry steadily declined in the late 20th century. The development of the 'new city' of Craigavon had a major impact on Lurgan in the 1960s when much industry was attracted to the area.

 

[mm333]

Newcastle-upon-Tyne is also twinned with a city in the US state of Georgia

 

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One of the most well known structures in Newcastle is Grey's Monument. This is a Grade I listed monument to Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, and was built in 1838 to acclaim him for the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832. It consists of a statue of Lord Grey standing atop a Roman Doric column on a pedestal of local sandstone, 135 foot high in total. Grey was descended from a long-established Northumbrian family seated at Howick Hall, Howick, Northumberland.

 

[mm333]

Huntingdon is also the location of the family home of an earl who had an item of food or drink named after him; John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, had his family home at Hinchingbrooke House in Huntingdon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lyme Regis in Dorset also has a church that is dedicated to St Michael the Archangel.

 

[Calthrop]

Jane Austen -- whose writings I fear I can't stand -- seems to show up (in real life, or via scenes in her books) every-wretched-where in England ! Lyme Regis's celebrated harbour wall, the Cobb, features in her Persuasion; and among a horde of other places: the lady herself spent time in Worthing, West Sussex.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sevenoaks in Kent also suffered from the effects of the great storm of 1987.

 

[Calthrop]

Believe it or not, it would seem that (subject to correction by the better-informed) Jane Austen never had anything to do with Sevenoaks. The town has, however, an association with another "big literary name": the Metaphysical Poet John Donne -- who was Rector of Sevenoaks for the later part of his life. Prior to that, he lived for a while at Pyrford, Surrey (near Woking).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Eashing in Surrey also lies on the line of the River Wey.

 

[Calthrop]

We had this, not many months ago; but it gives a chance to cite the IMO superb title of the Burghal Hidage of King Alfred the Great. Eashing -- a bigger and more important place back then, than nowadays -- features therein, as a "burh". Also featuring thus, is Lifton, Devon -- north-west of Tavistock, near the border of Cornwall.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thrushelton in Devon was also once administered by the ancient Hundred of Lifton.

 

[Calthrop]

The corner of Devon referred to in these recent few posts, features quite a "complex" of small rivers, ultimately reaching the River Tamar. Thrushelton lies, unsurprisingly, on the River Thrushel; which joins the River Wolf close by the village of Tinhay.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lezant in Cornwall was also once under the jurisdiction of the Launceston Poor Law Union.

 

[Calthrop]

Lezant has a church dedicated to St. Briochus; I can find no mention of any other church in the British Isles, dedicated to this saint. There would seem to be a similar situation re unique saint / church-dedication, in respect of St. Regulus -- who does have dedicated to him, a church in Cromarty (Highland).

 

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Dover is another town that gives its name to a shipping forecast region

 

[Calthrop]

Sometimes town-twinnings seem oddly inappropriate; but Dover is twinned with Calais -- you can hardly get more appropriate than that ! Another twinning between towns in England's county of Kent, and France's departement of Pas-de-Calais: is that of Deal and Saint-Omer.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Arklow in County Wicklow also has a maritime museum.

 

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Bishop's Stortford is another town that is just off an M11 motorway

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Manuden in Essex also lies on the line of the River Stort.

 

[Calthrop]

Manuden is associated with William Wade (1546 -- 1623): statesman, diplomat, for a spell Lieutenant of the Tower of London, and at times a sort of James Bond-type in the service of Queen Elizabeth I; he spent his retirement in Manuden, and died there. One of Wade's cloak-and-dagger exploits involved matters to do with Mary Queen of Scots, while she was confined at Chartley Castle in Staffordshire: nearest settlement thereto, being Stowe-by-Chartley.

 

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Stowe-by-Chartley is where actor Rupert Evans was born. Evans went on to go to school near the village of Dunchurch, Warwickshire

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wibtoft in Warwickshire was also once administered by the Hundred of Knightlow.

 

[DerekC]

Everard Digby, one of the "Gunpowder Plotters", with a party of supporters, was staying in Dunchurch on 5tth November 1605 waiting for news of the success of the plot, on which they intended to capture Elizabeth, King James I's daughter and install her as monarch. On hearing of the failure of the plot they fled . Digby was ultimately captured at Holbeche House near Kingswinford, then in Staffordshire, and subsequently hanged, drawn and quartered.

Gazumped again! Please carry on.

 

[AviationFR]

St Helens in Merseyside also has a glass museum

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wigan also has a noted top-flight professional rugby league club.

 

[AviationFR]

Appley Bridge is also in the Douglas Valley

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Burscough in West Lancashire also lies on the line of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

 

[AviationFR]

Helston in Cornwall also has an RNAS base

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bodmin was also one of the stannary towns of Cornwall.