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Meavy, Devon

Dramatic Dartmoor scenery forms the backdrop to this tiny, timeless village hidden in a fold of the moors.

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Meerbrook, Staffordshire

Meerbrook is a small village situated along the river Churnet on the edge of The Peak District National Park. It is close to the man-made Tittesworth Reservoir which submerged...

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Melbourne, Derbyshire

Attractive small market town with a confection of quintessentially English thatched and whitewashed cottages and Georgian houses, dotted around ancient lanes and old streets.

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Melbury Osmond, Dorset

A long, winding lane, flanked by grassy banks covered in fern and wild flowers, leads to the picture postcard village of Melbury Osmond

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Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

An historic market town famous for its Pork packed pies and Stilton cheeses, both are savoured all over Britain and in many other countries.

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Membury, Devon

The village of Membury sits within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just to the north east of the historic Beckford Bridge, which crosses the River Yarty...

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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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Metheringham, Lincolnshire

Metheringham is an old Lincolnshire village with a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book of 1086.

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Mevagissey, Cornwall

One of a ribbon of picturesque fishing villages dotting the fabled Cornish coastline. Mevagissey has ancient buildings flanking steep and extremely narrow streets which during...

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Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire

This genteel place is famous for the great house that has connections with Florence Nightingale.

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Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

When today you look at the thriving metropolis of Middlesbrough it seems impossible to believe that less than two hundred years ago it was a tiny fishing village with a minute community, but it was.

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Middlezoy, Somerset

Middlezoy, like neighbouring Westonzoyland is widely known for its associations with the Battle of Sedgemoor which took place in 1685.

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Midhurst, West Sussex

Popular small market resort town whose beautiful 19th-century church stands close to the banks of the River Rother, on which the town stands.

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Milford, Derbyshire

This was once a quiet hamlet in the beautiful Valley of the Derwent. It is the place where Jedediah Strutt set up a cotton mill in the 1790's and surrounded it with new homes for his ever increasing workforce.

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Milford on Sea, Hampshire

The advent of the railways brought the Victorians flocking the enjoy the delights of Milford beach, which is mostly sand and shingle and from which, safe bathing can be enjoyed.

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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.

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Miller's Dale Village, Derbyshire

A picturesque village amongst the Peak District Dales

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Millom, Cumbria

The town of Millom developed close to the banks of the estuary of the River Duddon. It nestles in the shadow of the Black Combe, beyond which lies the majestic scenery of the...

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Milton Abbas, Dorset

Milton Abbas is a superb thatched village which has the distinction of being the first planned village of its kind in England.

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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Of interest to visitors to the town is Milton Keynes Museum, this preserves the history of the town and its area from the early 19th century through to the present day.

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