Settlement Association

[221129]

Edinburgh and Cardiff are the capitals of their respective countries

 

[Temple Meads]

Arundel also has a famous castle.

 

[221129]

Honiton is also a market town

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lincoln and Honiton are on the line of the Roman road called The Fosse Way.

 

[221129]

York and Lincoln are named after their counties or is it the other way round im not sure but you get what i mean ??

 

[Bedpan]

Washington and Lincoln were both surnames of American presidents.

Hmmm Its 2.35 for God's sake!!!

York and Cambridge are both Dukes in the Royal Family

 

[221129]

Oxford and cambridge have world famous universities

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

London and Oxford were power bases in the English Civil War.

 

[Class172]

London used to have urban motorways in it's centre (M41, A40(M), A102(M)) which have since been downgraded; Tring is another location where a motorway has been downgraded (A41(M)).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Manchester and Tring both have a zoological museum.

 

[Class172]

Manchester (A57(M)) and Newcastle (A167(M)) have urban motorways.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Runcorn and Newcastle have famous river bridges

 

[Welshman]

Runcorn and Irlam are served by the Manchester Ship Canal.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ravenscraig and Irlam were noted for their connection to the steelmaking industry.

 

[Temple Meads]

John O' Groats also has a common man's name in it's name.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

.....as does Cricket St Thomas

 

[Temple Meads]

Rugby is also the name of a very popular sport.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Twyning and Rugby are on the route of the River Avon.

 

[Class172]

As is Evesham; albeit a different River Avon.

 

[Temple Meads]

Swindon also has a football team that has played Tiverton Town in the last 5 years.

(Bizarre association I know )

 

[deltic1989]

Eric Tompson the man who narrated the magic roundabout was born in Sleaford

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Horwich and Swindon both had a long tradition of steam locomotive building.


Largs and Sleaford are accredited Fairtrade towns

 

[Welshman]

Wemyss Bay

another town on the Firth of Clyde served by Scotrail.

 

[Ivo]

St Andrews is another coastal Scottish settlement (albeit somewhat more prominent than Wemyss Bay).

 

[deltic1989]

Andrew is the name of a prince so ill say Princetown

 

[Temple Meads]

Wandsworth also has a well known prison.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Burton on Trent and Wandsworth have a long historical connection to the brewing industry.

 

[Temple Meads]

Bradford on Avon is also "on" a well known river.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

......as is Ashton on Mersey

 

[Welshman]

Not to be confused with Ashton-under-Lyme