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Rycote Church

Thame in the county of Oxfordshire
Thame is an ancient market town whose charter was granted by Wulfhere, King of Mercia. It was later mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1087 and has a parish church built during...
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River Avon in Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire is an historic market town, situated near the Cotswolds, it has a beautiful Abbey over 500yrs old and lots of historic buildings and ancient alley ways to explore.
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Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Tetbury in the county of Gloucestershire
Tetbury is a market town in the Cotswolds known for its historic woolen mills, charming independent shops, and the iconic Chipping Steps. It has a quintessentially English atmosphere.
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Stratford upon Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon in the county of Warwickshire
Stratford Upon Avon is a beautiful historic market town in the County of Warwickshire. Famous as the birthplace of the legendry playwright William Shakespeare
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Sandbach

Sandbach in the county of Cheshire
Sandbach is a market town in Cheshire
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Hospital Street, Nantwich, Cheshire

Nantwich in the county of Cheshire
Today, Nantwich is a busy bustling place of business and commerce that still manages to retain its unique 'Elizabethan' flavour.
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Haymaking

Cirencester in the county of Gloucestershire
Originally known in Roman times as Corinium Dobunorum, the town of Cirencester in those far off day's was the second largest town in England.
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The Market Hall

Chipping Campden in the county of Gloucestershire
Immediately appealing, this is certainly one of the most picturesque small towns in the northern reaches of the Cotswolds
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picture of Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Chesterfield in the county of Derbyshire
Chesterfield is an attractive town close to the dramatic peaks of the Peak District National Park. It is well known for its strange landmark, the crooked spire of its parish...
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Burford

Burford in the county of Oxfordshire
Burford is an attractive Cotswold town in the Oxfordshire part of the Cotswolds, with a famous High Street that slopes down to a three-arched medieval bridge that carries traffic...
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Stour Valley Autumn Dorset

Blandford Forum in the county of 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.
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St. Mary's Church, Amersham

Amersham in the county of Buckinghamshire
Amersham is one of those towns where with one cast of the eye, you immediately know that this is a place with a long history for around the broad High Street is a mixture of fine...
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Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

Beaconsfield in the county of Buckinghamshire
On arrival in Beaconsfield you are immediately struck by the spaciousness of its wide streets and the wonderful show of Victorian buildings and houses in the main street.
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The Oxford canal at Banbury, Oxon.

Banbury in the county of Oxfordshire
This is one of the best known town's in England. It was made famous by its celebrated cross of 1859, built in honour of the wedding of Prince Frederick of Prussia, it replaces an...
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Alcester, Warwickshire

Alcester in the county of Warwickshire
Alcester developed as a market town in Roman times. It grew out of a settlement at the meeting point of two roads and two rivers, the Arrow and the Alne.
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Abingdon Museum (Old Berkshire County Hall), Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon in the county of Oxfordshire
Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675.
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Warwick

Warwick in the county of Warwickshire
Warwick offers its visitors the chance to explore England's fascinating history with fine medieval buildings and a truly magnificent castle.
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