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Knole House & Deer Park, Sevenoaks, Kent

Sevenoaks in the county of Kent
Sevenoaks is a popular and prosperous residential town whose origins are rooted in the 12th-century.
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Ye Olde Chequers Inn

Tonbridge in the county of Kent
Fine streets show a rich variety of architecture including typical Wealden tile-hung properties, and handsome Georgian and Victorian buildings dominating the river scene.
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A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden in the county of West Yorkshire
Todmorden lies on the historic border between Yorkshire and Lancashire in an area of the Calder Valley ringed by the hills of the Pennines.
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Bierschenke

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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Watford

Watford in the county of Hertfordshire
The green heart of Watford beats well in the quiet beauty of Cassiobury Park. This beautiful space to the western edge of Watford town centre, once surrounded a magnificent...
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Street scene of Aldershot, Hampshire

Aldershot in the county of Hampshire
This is a town whose history will be forever linked to that of the British Army. A century and a half or so ago, Aldershot was just a quiet village at the centre of...
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Abingdon, St Nicolas Church

Abingdon in the county of Oxfordshire
Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675.
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Poppies in a field, Abbots Langley, near Watford, Herts.

Abbots Langley in the county of Hertfordshire
Abbots Langley is interesting for the fact that it is the birthplace of the only Englishman ever to become Pope. He was born Nicholas Breakspeare in around 1100, he served the...
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Butcher's Row, Barnstaple, North Devon (Sept 05)

Barnstaple in the county of Devon
The surrounding countryside to the pleasant town of Barnstaple was the inspiration for the book - Tarka the Otter. This is unsurprising as the town nestles amidst fine Devonshire countryside in the valley of the River Taw at a point where the river is spanned by a 15th-century multi-arched Long Bridge.
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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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St Marys Church, Baldock, Hertfordshire

Baldock in the county of Hertfordshire
The town lies close to the River Beane, in a spot where the river flows through some lovely water meadows and tranquil English countryside.
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Rural

Bakewell in the county of Derbyshire
Bakewell is the largest town in the Peak District National Park. It is an old town full of glowing stone houses and buildings that lend an air of ambience and overall warmth.
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Cannock Town Centre

Cannock in the county of Staffordshire
Think of Cannock and nearly always there springs to life a vision of the wonderful landscape of Cannock Chase, originally a giant "Royal Forest" gradually reduced in size and grazed by numerous flocks of sheep until the turn of the 20th century.
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St Michael's Church

Camden Town in the county of Greater London
Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London.
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Market Place, Darlington, County Durham

Darlington in the county of County Durham
Darlington, bustling though it is today was once a small Saxon settlement, this flourished as evidenced by the beautiful building of the church dedicated to Saint Cuthbert which lies at the heart of the town.
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Wheatsheaf Inn in Chapel Square, East Hendred, Oxfordshire

East Hendred in the county of Oxfordshire
East Hendred is one of the spring line villages nestling just below the Downs in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire.
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Caesar's Camp

Farnham in the county of Surrey
It was King Caedwalla of Wessex who, in 688 bestowed the Manor of Farnham on the Bishop's of Winchester.
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Gone Fishing, Godmanchester.

Godmanchester in the county of Cambridgeshire
One of the most eye catching sights in the town is the intricate Chinese Bridge spanning the Great Ouse, whilst the other, apart from the lovely properties lining the river banks, has to be the historic Saxon Church of St.Mary the Virgin which stands in the heart of the town.
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Glastonbury church and cross

Glastonbury in the county of Somerset
This little town now enjoys world renown for its annual music festival which attracts thousands of visitors from all over the globe. None-the-less, this still remains very much a...
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West Park United Reformed Church

Harrogate in the county of North Yorkshire
One of the chief town's in Yorkshire's old West Riding, Harrogate acheived early fame as a Spa resort.
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