Recommended Towns in England

Abbotsbury in the county of Dorset
Abbotsbury is a small picturesque and historic village in the county of Dorset.
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Abingdon in the county of Oxfordshire
Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675.
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Accrington in the county of Lancashire
Some of the town's loveliest architecture comes from the Victorian era, this can be seen in the elegant Victorian Market Hall with its clock and rich display of sculpture.
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Acton Burnell in the county of Shropshire
Interestingly, Acton Burnell has connections with America that go back to the stirring days of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
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Alcester in the county of Warwickshire
Alcester developed as a market town in Roman times. It grew out of a settlement at the meeting point of two roads and two rivers, the Arrow and the Alne.
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Aldeburgh in the county of Suffolk
Aldeburgh is a seaside retreat with boundless charm. The history of the resort quite possibly reaches back to Saxon times, certainly during the Middle Ages it was a prosperous port and later it became known as a fishing centre.
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Alford in the county of Lincolnshire
Deep in the Lincolnshire countryside, not far distant from the golden sandy beaches between Mablethorpe and Chapel St.Leonards is the pleasant market town of Alford.
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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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Allendale Town in the county of Northumberland
This picturesque Northumberland village enjoys a lovely location in the fine hill and dale countryside of the beautiful East Allen Valley.
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Allithwaite in the county of Cumbria
Allithwaite is a small village situated a couple of miles inland from the favoured resort of Grange-over-Sands. It is also within easy reach of Cartmel with its racecourse and old priory.
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Almondbury in the county of West Yorkshire
Almondbury is one of the oldest and prettiest of the villages dominating the edge of the Pennine moors.
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Alnmouth in the county of Northumberland
Alnmouth lies on a coastline famed for its outstanding natural beauty, thus one of its greatest pleasures is found in wandering the coastal paths enjoying uninterrupted sea and coastal views.
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Alnwick in the county of Northumberland
Set magnificently in the heart of the beautiful northern countryside is the great castle that has dominated the life and times of Alnwick for centuries.
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Alston in the county of Cumbria
At a height of over 1,000 feet in the far reaches of the Pennines, this is one of England's highest market towns. Alston is a...
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Alton in the county of Staffordshire
The village has many elegant stone buildings, and there is a circular lock-up and the romantic ruins of a 12th-century castle.
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Alton in the county of Hampshire
An historic market town which in recent times derived its prosperity from hop fields and the brewing industry, previously it had been a centre for wool and cloth.
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Altrincham in the county of Greater Manchester
First developed as a quiet hamlet on the edge of the sweeping Cheshire Plain, where life went quietly on.
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Alvingham in the county of Lincolnshire
This charming village is set alongside the old Louth Navigation Canal. It is noted for having the only church in England dedicated to Saxon St.Adlewold.
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Alwinton in the county of Northumberland
Alwinton occupies a lovely position in a hollow of the Cheviot Hills where the waters of the Alwin and the Coquet Rivers meet.
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Amberley in the county of West Sussex
Amberley is a pretty little village on the edge of the South Downs, near to the Cathedral town of Arundel.
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