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Henley

Henley on Thames in the county of Oxfordshire
Henley held the very first regatta in 1839 and in the year 1851 Prince Albert became Patron of the Regatta, thus giving the event the pretigious title of Royal Henley Regatta.
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Small almshouses

Sandwich in the county of Kent
The town had prospered from its natural harbour for centuries, and by the 13th-century Sandwich had become a major port.
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VIEW ACROSS THE PARK AREA TO THE AMUSEMENTS

Leysdown-on-Sea in the county of Kent
This is a busy Kentish coastal holiday resort which has sandy beaches and safe shallow waters, thus the beach is ideal for sunbathing and to swim from.
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Canterbury, Kent

Canterbury in the county of Kent
Canterbury is an exquisite joyous place, it is submerged in history and is considered to be the birthplace of English Christianity. It glows with an abundance of charm, mostly...
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Rochester Castle from Boley Hill

Rochester in the county of Kent
This is a spacious town that has much to offer the visitor. It is a lively place where picturesque past and present sit comfortably side by side.
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Shopping Centre, Trowbridge, Wiltshire. Summer 2004

Trowbridge in the county of Wiltshire
Trowbridge is a historic town crammed with attractive stone buildings. It originated as a settlement along the Biss and flourished from the wool and weaving trades and from these periods there remain many magnificent merchant houses.
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Caen Hill Locks

Devizes in the county of Wiltshire
Devizes is a small market town situate on the edge of the great expanse of Salisbury Plain.
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Windsor, Berkshire

Windsor in the county of Berkshire
Windsor, or rather Royal Windsor, is a seductive mix of history and romance with a unique atmosphere. It is a place where the sense of history is never far away, it is a town...
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Reading, Berkshire.

Reading in the county of Berkshire
This town lies on the extremities of the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern Hills at a point where the waters of the rivers Thames and Kennet meet making the River Thames a major river for the rest of its journey to the sea.
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Eton

Eton in the county of Berkshire
Situated just over the river Thames from Windsor, Eton is best known for its world famous ancient public school, which was attended by both Prince Harry and William, and many...
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Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Bury St Edmunds in the county of Suffolk
Bury St Edmunds, a charming market town in Suffolk, England, exudes a rich history dating back to the medieval times. With a magnificent cathedral, ancient abbey ruins, and picturesque gardens, this town captivates visitors with its beautiful architecture and quaint streets.
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Exterior of Ely Cathedral

Ely in the county of Cambridgeshire
The early life of Ely began with a monastry and town situated on an island in the midst of a vast expanse of marshland in the middle of the Fens.
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Matrons College

Salisbury in the county of Wiltshire
The soaring grace of Salisbury Cathedral's slender spire rises majestically over the town. Higher than any other in the land, at 404 feet, the spire can be seen against the...
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West Front, Winchester Cathedral

Winchester in the county of Hampshire
This is an old town which was a tribal town long before the Romans landed in Britain, under their leadership it flourished to become the 5th largest city in the land, and was later heralded as the capital of King Alfred.
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St Mary the Virgin Church

Fordingbridge in the county of Hampshire
Fordingbridge is a historic market town in Hampshire
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The old fire station

Alresford in the county of Hampshire
Alresford is a market town in Hampshire, just north-east of the City of Winchester and south-west of the town of Alton, which it is linked to by the Mid Hants Watercress Railway...
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Sunset

Godalming in the county of Surrey
A feature of the town is its long narrow streets, these stretch out from the River Wey and are lined with several gracious historic properties.
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Golden Puddle at Banbury Railway Station

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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View across the Thames at St Helen's Church, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon in the county of Oxfordshire
Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675.
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St Mary's Church

Saffron Walden in the county of Essex
The outstanding feature of Saffron Walden is its rich variety of properties tangled around its web of ancient streets.
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