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Picture of the Priory Church, Leominster, Herefordshire -  (Taken by Joe Thompson 2007)

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Margate, Kent

Traditional seaside resort which is famous for the invention of the covered bathing machine...

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Meopham, Kent

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Meopham Green, Kent

This is an attractive Kentish village lying to the south of Gravesend. It is picked out by its Windmill of 1801, which has been lovingly restored back to its original working order and is now one of the best preserved in Kent...

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Newington, Kent

Newington is a village in the borough of Swale, Kent. It has its own railway station situated on the Chatham main line between Sittingbourne and Rainham. Its parish church of.....

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Paddlesworth, Kent

"Highest Church, Lowest Steeple, Poorest Parish, Fewest People" - these are the words carved around the village sign Paddlesworth is a small village in the county of Kent, 3.....

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Penshurst, Kent

A picturesque village in Kent close to tonbridge and Royal Tunbridge Wells. Nearby attractions include Penshurst Place, a medieval House and gardens thats well worth a visit..

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Plaxtol, Kent

This is a picturesque Kentish village at the centre of the counties hop growing fields. It has interesting Oast houses and a concentration of charming brick built cottages...

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Pluckley, Kent

The village, which is scrambled on a ridge above the scenic River Beult, is said to be the most haunted village in England...

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Ramsgate, Kent

Ramsgate's harbour is constantly busy, this is known as a "Royal" harbour, made so by the landing here of King George IV in 1822...

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Reculver, Kent

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Rochester, Kent

This is a spacious town that has much to offer the visitor. It is a lively place where picturesque past and present sit comfortably side by side...

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Rolvenden, Kent

Surrounded by a well-wooded landscape, this delightful village was first mentioned in the Doomsday Book, so we are assured of its long history...

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Sandwich, Kent

The town had prospered from its natural harbour for centuries, and by the 13th-century Sandwich had become a major port...

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Sevenoaks, Kent

Sevenoaks is a popular and prosperous residential town whose origins are rooted in the 12th-century...

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Sheerness, Kent

This is the port to which Nelson's body was brought home following his untimely death after his glorious victory at the Battle of Trafalgar...

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Shipbourne, Kent

Shipbourne is a picturesque village situated between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge...

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Shoreham, Kent

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Smallhythe, Kent

Between the 14th and the 16th-centuries this lovely Wealdon hamlet was a flourishing port and famous ship building centre where one of Henry VIII war-ships was built...

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Smarden, Kent

This enchanting village was established in around the 14th-century at the time when the forests of the Weald of Kent were being cut down to make way for permanent villages...

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Snowdown, Kent

Snowdown was famous for its colliery, it was one of only four collieries in Kent. It opened between 1907 and 1912, with a new town being built at Aylesham to provide home for workers who came largely from the north-east of England and from Wales...

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