Kingswear
in the county of Devon
Reading
in the county of Berkshire
Wendens Ambo
a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex
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2 Interesting and historical facts about Shropshire.
The town of Ellesmere is located by the side of Ellesmere (aka 'the Mere'), which is one of the largest natural meres in England outside of the Lake District and one of nine glacial meres in the area.
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Ellesmere was known for its cheese making, and by the 1930s the cheese factory was the largest employer in Ellesmere
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Legend has it, that during the Anglo-Scots wars, Scottish raiders were in the area of Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland, and so the monks of the abbey decided to pray that the abbey would be spared. After doing so a thick mist soon descended on the valley, hiding the monastry from the Scottish raiding party.
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