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The Deer House, Bishops Park, Bishop Auckland.

Bishop Auckland in the county of 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...
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Rye

Rye in the county of East Sussex
Rye is a picturesque and historic town with cobbled streets, medieval architecture, and panoramic views of the surrounding countryside.
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One of Arundel's lovely roads

Arundel in the county of West Sussex
This attractive hill-town is dominated by the sheer magnificence of its castle
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A picture of Liverpool

Liverpool in the county of Merseyside
World famous for it's football team and the birthplace of the Beatles , from early humble origins Liverpool, over the centuries has grown and developed to become one of the most...
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Bettyhill beach, Bettyhill, Scotland

Bettyhill in the county of Highland
It was the Highland Clearances of the early 19th century that were responsible for the creation Bettyhill.
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A view accross the lake in Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent

Maidstone in the county of Kent
Interestingly, there was a time when the most important factor about Maidstone was its 5 watermills..
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Eastbourne on Tuesday

Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex
Eastbourne, is a genteel town, that owes it's distictiveness to the 7th Duke of Devonshire.
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Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Hitchin in the county of Hertfordshire
Hitchin is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, characterized by its medieval and Georgian architecture. It has a vibrant market square, a variety of pubs, and the picturesque Hitchin Lavender fields in the surrounding countryside.
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Brixham, Torbay

Brixham in the county of Devon
The long history of Brixham first began in pre-historic caves, finds suggest that Human beings sheltered here during the Ice Age
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Alfriston, E. Sussex, the parish church

Alfriston in the county of East Sussex
Alfriston occupies a favoured position in the beautiful Cuckmere Gap and serves as a tourist village to which hoards of visitors flock to enjoy the many well preserved fine old buildings to be seen, one of the most important being the local church.
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Ventnor, Isle of Wight

Ventnor in the county of Isle of Wight
Ventnor is often called the Madeira of England and the reason for this is the 6 mile undercliff, an overhanging ledge formed by landslides, beneath which palms and tropical plants grow in great profusion.
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St Mary's Church in the village of Wheatley, Oxfordshire

Wheatley in the county of Oxfordshire
The south eastern Oxfordshire village of Wheatley is about 6 miles from Oxford City and some 50 miles from Central London but because the village is about 60 miles from the...
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Embleton Beach, Northumberland

Embleton in the county of Northumberland
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Terrace Across the Street from our Room at the Paddington Hotel

Westminster in the county of Greater London
Of all the jewels in the City of Westminster, none shines more brightly than Westminster Abbey, stunning setting for the coronation of almost every English monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned there in 1066.
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The Toll House on the A30 just outside Chard, Somerset

Chard in the county of Somerset
Chard is a small market town in somerset
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Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex

Herstmonceux in the county of East Sussex
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Brighton

Brighton in the county of East Sussex
Once a fishing village, Brighton was firmly put on the map in the 18th century by the young Prince of Wales, later to become George IV.
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St Aidans Church, Bamburgh

Bamburgh in the county of Northumberland
Bamburgh, is known as the ancient capital of the Northumbrian coast and it is home to probably the finest Castle in England.
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Oxford

Oxford in the county of Oxfordshire
Oxford's fame is perhaps second only to Windsor, it is an acclaimed seat of learning with a University whose first college was founded in 1249, almost half a century after the first charter granted to the town by Henry II.
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Fields in Scotland

Aberdeen in the county of Aberdeenshire
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