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Weston-on-the-Green in the county of Oxfordshire
A very pretty village with thatched cottages, a lovely 18th century church, and a pub where the famous playwright/poet Ben Jonson stopped on his way to visit shakespeare in...
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Minster Lovell in the county of Oxfordshire
Minster Lovell, in its beautiful dream-like setting against the gently rising Cotswold landscape, has a history stretching back to Saxon times.
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Downham in the county of Lancashire
This pleasant village sits close to an old roman road on the slopes of a hill, it is in an area that is said to be the haunt of witches.
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Hawes in the county of North Yorkshire
This is a thriving, friendly market town at the heart of Wensleydale, it shows beautiful old stone properties, quaint shops, galleries, craft workshops and cafe's arranged around winding cobbled streets.
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