Settlement Association

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Kirknewton in Midlothian also has a military museum in its environs.

 

[D6130]

The Reverend Alexander Bryce - a noted 18th century Church of Scotland minister, mathematician, astronomer, scientist and poet - is buried in the churchyard in Kirknewton. He was born at Kincardine-on-Forth.

 

[John Griffiths]

Kirknewton House, at the time known as Meadowbank House, was home for much of the early and mid 19th century to Alexander Maconochie, lawyer, Lord Advocate of Scotland 1816-1819, and for a short period (1817-18) MP for the rotten borough of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.

 

[John Griffiths]

The Scottish Police College is based at Tulliallan Castle in Kincardine. The College of Policing is in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire.

 

[D6130]

The former Rootes (later Chrysler) car plant was situated at Ryton-on-Dunsmore. The rival Austin (later Rover and BMW) car plant was situated at Longbridge on the other side of Warwickshire.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wavertree in Merseyside also has a technology park.

 

[Calthrop]

The actor Leonard Rossiter (1926 -- 84), most famous for his television comedy roles as the dodgy landlord Rigsby; and Reginald Perrin; was born in Wavertree. During his acting career. he spent the period 1959 -- 61 with the Bristol Old Vic.

 

[John Griffiths]

Wallingford in Oxfordshire (it's in Berkshire really) also received a royal charter in 1155 (along with quite a few other towns - Henry II must have been on the hunt for wealthy friends).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sidmouth in East Devon also has a donkey sanctuary.

 

[John Griffiths]

South Shields also has an observatory and planetarium.

But no donks, sadly, unless you count the statue of a WWI soldier and his donkey in the town centre.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Saltcoats in North Ayrshire was also a centre of marine salt extraction.

 

[Calthrop]

Saltcoats and its neighbours Ardrossan and Stevenston, form what is known as the "Three Towns" conurbation. There is something a bit like a parallel, in Staffordshire's Potteries region: with the City of Stoke-on-Trent being seen as a federation of the local "Five Towns" -- an appellation going way back. Strangely, the list appears to feature six towns: Stoke-upon-Trent itself, Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, and Tunstall.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brighton in East Sussex also has a church that is dedicated to St Matthias.

 

[D6130]

Blackpool in Lancashire is also a seaside resort with a large gay population.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Edinburgh also has a tramway system.

 

[John Griffiths]

Buxton in Derbyshire also has (barring pandemics) an annual military tattoo.

I remember reading that the term 'Five Towns' for the Potteries was started by Arnold Bennett, as in his novel 'Anna of the Five Towns'. Doesn't' answer the question of why five not six though.

 

[DerekC]

Buxton was the name of the blue cat in one of "The Magic Roundabout"'s film spinoffs. No 8 Squadron RAF named their Shackleton AEW2s after characters in this series, operating from RAF Kinloss. (I am hoping there was one called Buxton).

 

[johnnychips]

Many military aircraft were dismantled at Kinloss, and their parts recycled or scrapped. A similar process happens today at SIMS at Newport in Wales with trains.

Mods: I don’t think I’m breaking rules by referring to trains but your call!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brecon in Powys also lies on the line of the River Usk.

 

[Calthrop]

There are some -- fair-sized -- settlements which seem to come up quite often, and have me at my wits' end to find associations for: Brecon is one. Flailing around a bit frantically: Galway also has a "sister city" in the Lake Michigan area of the USA. Brecon's "sister" is Saline, Michigan; Galway's is Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan also has a rowing club.

 

[Calthrop]

Barry had a bad time in the 14th / 15th Centuries, with its population being greatly reduced by the Black Death; and by the aftermath of the rebellion against English rule, led by Owain Glyndwr (circa 1359 -- 1415). Glyndwr was born at Sycharth Castle, near Llansilin (Powys).

 

[John Griffiths]

The parish church at Llansilin is dedicated, as one might expect, to Saint Silin, also known as Sulien, who is also the dedicatee, alongside Saint Mael, of the church at Corwen (now Denbighshire but traditionally Merionethshire).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rhosllanerchrugog in Wrexham County Borough has also hosted the National Eisteddfod of Wales.

 

[John Griffiths]

Bethesda, Gwynedd was also a centre of the Welsh religious revival of 1904-05.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Nazareth is another Gwynedd settlement with a biblical name.

 

[Calthrop]

Talysarn, Gwynedd, also lies in the Nantlle Valley.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rhostryfan in Gwynedd is also in the LL54 postal code area.

 

[Calthrop]

Rhos in Welsh, means "moor". In Rhostryfan: tryfan = "high place"". Rhossili, in the Gower peninsula (district of Swansea), is from rhos, plus the personal name Sulein: "Sulein's moorland promontory".

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Overton on Dee in Wrexham County Borough also has a church that is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.