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Manningtree
Manningtree, Essex

The town shows fine examples of weavers cottages and walks through the town reveal fine Georgian facades behind which are Tudor and Elizabethan houses...

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March, Cambridgeshire. Town Hall.
March, Cambridgeshire

A curiosity of the town is the tradition of the March, March march. This is when a group of Cambridge students gather in the town to walk back to Cambridge stopping at all convenient inns to quench their thirst!..

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This is the Tudor House Inn in Market Drayton, Shropshire.
Market Drayton, 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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Parish Church of St Thomas, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire

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Marlow, Buckinghamshire - August 2006.
Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Marlow developed into a thriving town from a small community situated at the side of the River Thames...

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Cotswold view
Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire

Uniquely, Minchinhampton is reached only by a narrow winding road that climbs upwards and travels across remote and windswept common land..

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Moreton in Marsh - October 2010
Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire

The delightful market town of Moreton has welcomed visitors for many centuries...

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Ruins of Much Wenlock Priory
Much Wenlock, Shropshire

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Cotswold town
Nailsworth, Gloucestershire

Nailsworth is a handsome town that has a history stretching back to beyond Roman times...

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Nantwich, Cheshire
Nantwich, Cheshire

Today, Nantwich is a busy bustling place of business and commerce that still manages to retain its unique 'Elizabethan' flavour...

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The Ossington
Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire

As it's name implies, this town enjoys a fine position on the River Trent. The great castle where King John died in 1216 lies in ruins on the banks of the river...

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Newbury, Berkshire
Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury is a lovely town, it is rich in 17th century buildings with the Tudor granary building being of immense attraction...

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The Clock Tower, Newmarket, Suffolk
Newmarket, Suffolk

You can hardly drive through this handsome town without seeing some reminder that the history of the town..

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A picture of Newport Pagnell
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

Visitors here can find plenty to interest them, the town has the worlds oldest iron-bridge still in use for motorised traffic...

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Peace and quiet
Newton Abbot, Devon

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Sixfields - Flood Storage Reservoir
Northampton, Northamptonshire

The landscape of Northampton is dotted with reminders of its illustrious history. Despite the great fire of 1675 when much of Northampton was destroyed, it was rebuilt in such a.....

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Sherborne Arms, Bar & Restaurant, Northleach
Northleach, Gloucestershire

The town is utterly beguiling, it has many beautiful old timber frame cottages and some handsome houses of mellow cotswold stone...

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Olney, Buckinghamshire
Olney, Buckinghamshire

Amongst other things the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous for its hymns - Amazing Grace was one of the so-called Olney Hymns written by the rector John Newton, and William Cowper, the poet...

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Victorian day at Painswick, Gloucestershire
Painswick, Gloucestershire

The streets of Painswick are narrow and crammed with fine examples of glowing honey coloured stone buildings from all periods..

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Pateley Bridge
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire

An attractive market town on the river Nidd, set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Twice winner of 'Britain in Bloom' and home to the oldest sweet shop in Britain......

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