Towns in England

Bishop Auckland, County Durham

This was the busy social and commercial centre of the south-west Durham coalfield, but the town is actually much older than the Industrial Revolution, although that historic.....

Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset

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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

There are many interesting places to visit including St.Michael's Church which is exceptionally spacious and has a spire that can been seen for miles around...

Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire

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Bishops Castle, Shropshire

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Bisley, Gloucestershire

The village of Bisley is all charm. It has an excellent collection of very fine buildings as well as some interesting local folklore...

Bitterley, Shropshire

Bitterley is an ancient village that is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was known as Buterlei. The village sits beneath the western slopes of Titterstone Clee Hill,.....

Bix, Oxfordshire

Bix is a village in the civil parish of Bix and Assendon in South Oxfordshire, about 2.5 miles northwest of Henley-on-Thames, in the Chiltern Hills. Points of interest are the old.....

Blackburn, Lancashire

Blackburn is the largest town in East Lancashire and was once the largest weaving town in the world...

Blackheath, Greater London

The heath has witnessed some momentous moments in British history, it was here that poor Anne of Cleeves tarried on her way to London - unfortunately for her, she impressed the.....

Blackmore, Essex

The village of Blackmore has a long and fascinating history. It lies in an area mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, and one of its oldest and most attractive buildings is the Priory Church of St. Lawrence...

Blacko, Lancashire

That the village of Blacko was a winner in the Best Kept Lancashire Village competition in 2002 is not at all surprising, for not only is it a pretty village showing well its true.....

Blackpool, Lancashire

Blackpool, long famous for its vast illuminated Golden Mile, commenced its rise to fame way back in the Victorian Era when the famous seafront consisted of no more than a single row of houses...

Bladon, Oxfordshire

It is an old village of enchanting stone cottages that sits comfortably amid sweeping meadows and gentle rolling hills...

Blakeney, Norfolk

The 100ft tower rising above the Church of St.Nicholas is a landmark that can be seen for miles around. At the eastern end of the church, a smaller tower acts as a beacon to guide vessels to the safety of Blakeney Harbour...

Blanchland, Northumberland

Blanchland is a small picturesque village nestled beside the river in the Derwent Valley within the North Pennines Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is surrounded by.....

Blandford Forum, Dorset

Utterly delightful, a town of matchless elegance, of quintessentially English beauty, are but a few of the attributes to the fine Market town on the River Stour...

Blankney, Lincolnshire

This is a small well kept "estate" village which was built around the great estate of Blankney Hall, the estates of which have existed since the time of William the Conqueror...

Blawith, Cumbria

Idyllic landscape of lonely fells dominated by the steely pewter of Beacon Tarn. It lies in the shadow of the Old Man of Coniston, with the southern tip of the lake being within easy walking distance...

Bleadon, Somerset

This pretty village lies in a lee of the Bleadon Hills, a short distance away from the sandy beaches of Weston-Super-Mare. It was mentioned in the Doomsday book and has an.....