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Wycoller, Lancashire   (Picturesque Village)

A picturesque village in Lancashire....(more)

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Braithwell, South Yorkshire

Braithwell lies at the centre of a largely rural community, the surrounding landscape is mostly of farms and leafy lanes siding fields full of grazing cattle and sheep.....(more)

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Denby, Derbyshire

Denby is famous for its beautiful decorative Stoneware pottery which has been exported all over the world.....(more)

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Grantham, Lincolnshire   (Historic Market Town)

This delightful town, set on the River Witham in a spacious agricultural region is noted for many historic factors but more latterly as the birthplace of Britains first woman Primne Minister - Margaret Thatcher was born here in 1925 and she became Prime Minister in 1979.....(more)

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Husthwaite, North Yorkshire

Set in the spacious countryside between the Hambleton and Howardian Hills, the attractive village of Husthwaite stands on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.....(more)

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Milldale, Derbyshire

Milldale is a glorious stone village lying in scenic countryside towards the southern fringes of the Peak District National Park.....(more)

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Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire

Located in the countryside between Rugby and Coventry, this delightful village is probably best known for it's ancient parish church.....(more)

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Styal, Cheshire

The village of Styal stands on the River Bollin close to the town of Wilmslow. It is renowned for Quarry Bank Mill and the surrounding Styal Estate with houses once occupied by the mill workers.....(more)

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Warrington, Cheshire

This town can claim to have something made for Queen Victoria, which was famously rejected by her - this is the pair of Golden Gates made in 1850 for Sandringham House.....(more)

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Malham, North Yorkshire

High on the moors and dales of Yorshire, lies the wild and desolate place of Malham......(more)

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Teffont Evias, Wiltshire   (Picturesque Village)

Edric Holmes described the village as "most delightfully situated", and Maurice Hewlett included Teffont in his list of the half dozen most beautiful villages in England.....(more)

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Redruth, Cornwall

Redruth was formerly the capital of the largest and richest metal mining area in Britain. ....(more)

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Christchurch, Dorset   (Seaside Town)

Christchurch is one of Dorset's "gems" it is set on the confluence of two rivers, the Stour and the Avon. In Saxon times it was a walled town, a stronghold of Alfred the Great,.......(more)

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Kidderminster, Worcestershire

This town was once the carpet capital of England, with carpets from its mills transported to all parts of the world.....(more)

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Dedham, Essex   (Historic Market Town)

There are two things that immediately strike you about this enchanting village, the first is the opulence of the beautiful 15th-century church, and the second is the fascinating view of the River Stour, which, like the church, has featured in Constable paintings.....(more)

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