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Ramsgate Harbour. Kent. April 2006

Ramsgate

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent

Sandbanks, Dorset

Sandbanks

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset

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Winter in Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury (269 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire

(2.4 miles, 3.8 km, direction W of Preston)

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...

After the Service

Acton Burnell (16 Pictures) in the county of Shropshire

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction S of Preston)

Interestingly, Acton Burnell has connections with America that go back to the stirring days of the Declaration of Independence in 1776...

Iron Bridge with poppies

Ironbridge (169 Pictures) in the county of Shropshire

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction SE of Preston)

This town is named for the famous bridge that spans the River Severn - the world's first Iron Bridge....

The Hickers

Church Stretton (52 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction S of Preston)

Church Stretton is an historic market town in the South Shropshire hills, and the only town in the Shropshire hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - one of Britain's fiinest.....

The little thatched church at Little Stretton, Shropshire

Little Stretton (4 Pictures) in the county of Shropshire

(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction SW of Preston)

Little Stretton lies in a charming rural area a short distance from the old town of Church Stretton...

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Attingham Park

Attingham Park (25 Pictures)

(1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction SE)

An elegant 18th century mansion with regancy interiors and deer park, Attingham Park is of the great houses of the.....

Shrewsbury Abbey. Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Shrewsbury Abbey (5 Pictures)

(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction W)

The site of Shrewsbury Abbey is an ancient one, quite possibly dating back to Saxon times when a wooden church would have stood.....

at Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Haughmond Abbey (24 Pictures)

(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction N)

These magnificent remains of an Augustinian Abbey founded by William Fitzalan in about 1135, occupy a beautiful setting in the.....

Dingle Gardens

The Dingle Gardens (17 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction W)

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Shrewsbury Castle

Shrewsbury Castle (19 Pictures)

(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction W)

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Wroxeter Roman City (Viriconium) in Shropshire

Wroxeter Roman City (9 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction SE)

Wroxeter Roman City lies about 5 miles south-east of Shrewsbury, here lies the remains of what was the fourth largest town in.....

Acton Burnell Castle, Shropshire

Acton Burnell Castle (4 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction S)

Although crenulated, the spectacular red sandstone ruins of Acton Burnell speak more of a grandiose place of comfort rather than.....


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