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Town Hall in Thame, Oxon

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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Stow in the Wold

Stow on the Wold in the county of Gloucestershire
"Stow on the Wold, where the wind blows cold"
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The English Bridge

Shrewsbury in the county of Shropshire
Shrewsbury is a wonderfully atmospheric town which beguiles the visitor with sights of bygone centuries and much a great charm is to be found in its narrow streets and medieval buildings.
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St. Mary's Church in Market Drayton, Shropshire.

Market Drayton in the county of Shropshire
Market Drayton is famous as the home of Gingerbread, and as the birthplace of Robert Clive - Clive of India, he was educated at the Grammar School, founded in 1558, and his desk bearing his carved initials is still preserved.
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Crooked House of WIndsor

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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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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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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