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Xenophon PCDGS
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Alford in Aberdeenshire also lies on the line of the River Don.
Alford is reckoned to be the home and heartland of the Aberdeen Angus breed of cattle. Another prominent cattle breed with a geographical name, is the Lincoln (or Lincolnshire) Red. (Coincidentally, there is in Lincolnshire, another town named Alford.)
EbbwJunction1
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Lincoln is home to four football teams bearing the city's name - Lincoln City, Lincoln United, Lincoln Moorlands Railway FC and Lincoln Griffins Ladies FC. The third of these teams are currently members of the Lincolnshire League and play at the Moorlands Sports & Social Club in the city. Appleby Frodingham FC are also currently members of the same league and play at the Brumby Hall Sports Ground in Scunthorpe.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Yaddlethorpe in Lincolnshire was also once under the jurisdiction of the Glanford Brigg Poor Law Union.
EbbwJunction1
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To hide the eyesore of having a water tower in Thorpeness, the tank built in 1923 was clad in wood to make it look like a small house on top of a five-storey tower, with a separate mill next to it, which pumped water to it. It is known as the "House in the Clouds" and, after mains water was installed in the village, the old tank was transformed into a huge games room with views over the land from Aldeburgh to Sizewell.
By the sea at Aldeburgh is the Beach Lookout (tower built for purposes of shipping-related observation) in which the South African writer Laurens van der Post (1906 -- 1996) -- (considered by King Charles as a significant mentor of his), who, lifelong, largely divided his time between South Africa and Britain; lived for a considerable time in the latter part of his life. Earlier, during the 1930s, van der Post lived and farmed for a spell at Tetbury, Gloucestershire -- by an odd coincidence, the nearest town -- much later -- to the country residence of Charles.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Xenophon PCDGS
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Ozleworth in Gloucestershire was also once under the jurisdiction of the Tetbury Poor Law Union.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Stone in Gloucestershire also lies on the line of the Little Avon River.
A little way north of Stone lies the village of Newport (Gloucs.) -- one of twelve "Newports, plain and simple" in England and Wales listed in the Michelin Road Atlas's gazetteer; this one hitherto unknown to me. Ireland also has a Newport, in Co. Mayo.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Moycullen in County Galway also lies on the route of the N59 road.
Moycullen -- while in a Gaeltacht (Irish language used to a meaningful extent in everyday communication) region -- is in a Category C area thereof (less than 44% of total population, are daily speakers of Irish). The Aran Islands, also in Co. Galway -- chief settlement Kilronan -- are a Category A area: 67% or more, are daily speakers of Irish.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Doolin in County Clare is the settlement from which the ferry service to the Aran Islands sails.
Xenophon PCDGS
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St Eval in Cornwall was also once under the jurisdiction of the St Columb Major Poor Law Union.
Cornwall is rich in settlements named after obscure local saints; I found it pleasing to be told by Wiki, that nothing is known about Saint Eval the holy personage ! Looking for other instances of this in Cornwall: I found re St. Keverne village south-east of Helston -- that about this sainted gent, more formally Saint Achevran, little factual is known; he supposedly has links with the Saints Piran / Ciaran "axis", featuring at earlier times in the game.
Xenophon PCDGS
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The named settlement above is said to be the start point of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497 and its march on route to London, wher Taunton in Somerset was passed through and it was there that retribution fell on an official of the King.
Springs Branch
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Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire also has (unsurprisingly) a church dedicated to St Giles.
EbbwJunction1
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Chalfont St Giles doubled as Walmington-on-Sea in the 1971 film version of Dad's Army. In the 2016 version, similar scenes were filmed at Bridlington.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Quarndon in Derbyshire is also a settlement with a chalybeate spring water source.
EbbwJunction1
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St Paul's Church, Quarndon A pipe organ was built by John Mitchell Grunwell of Becket Mill, Derby, in 1874. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register which said in 2011 that it was currently maintained. A later example of his work can be found (and heard) at the United Reform Church at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, although this dates from a survey in 1994.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Little Hucklow in Derbyshire also has historical connections to lead mining.
Springs Branch
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Little Hucklow has a nearby sibling village - Great Hucklow.
Other settlements with Great / Little pairings can be found around Britain, including Great Cressingham and Little Cressingham, Norfolk.
Other settlements with Great / Little pairings can be found around Britain, including Great Cressingham and Little Cressingham, Norfolk.
Little Cressingham had in the past (remains of the structure, still in place) a combined wind-and water-mill. I -- no scholar of mill-lore -- would have thought this impossible; but it appears that such set-ups are not all that uncommon in the Netherlands. Had no success in looking for references to another such in Britain; however, Milton Malsor (Northamptonshire -- just south of Northampton) used to have a -- separate and distinct -- windmill, and watermill.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Bradfield St George in Suffolk also has a post-mounted illustrated cut-metal village sign.
Bradfield St. George's former Fox and Hounds pub, is now the Solstice Wellbeing Centre: providing yoga / qi gong / meditation / psychotherapy / classes in tai chi and kung fu. A change in something of an opposite direction: the Billiard Hall pub in West Bromwich, West Midlands, used to be -- believe it or not ! -- a snooker and billiards hall.