Towns in England

Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk

When Daniel Defoe visited this quaint coastal village in the year 1725, he famously wrote that almost half the houses in the village where built of timber taken from wrecks...

Wirksworth, Derbyshire

Traditionally, a mining town for both lead and calamine...

Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside

The Wirral Peninsula is an area of Merseyside approximately 60 square miles (160 square Km) known as 'The Wirral'..

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

Wisbech stands on the River Nene, almost 12 miles from the sea, at one time it was closer but changing river patterns over the passing years have altered its position in relation.....

Wistow, Leicestershire

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Witchampton, Dorset

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Witheridge, Devon

The village of Witheridge is set in a gloriously scenic area dominated by the waters of the Rivers, Little Dart, Dalch, Taw and the lovely River Mole...

Withermarsh Green, Suffolk

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Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire

Withernsea lighthouse is interestingly built in close proximity to the houses that line the streets a few hundred yards away from the sea...

Withypool, Somerset

R.D.Blackmore wrote part of Lorna Doone in the bar of the Royal Oak in Withypool and the famous artist Alfred Munnings had a studio in the loft..

Witney, Oxfordshire

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Woburn, Bedfordshire

The picturesque village of Woburn has an mixture of delightful old cottages and the magnificent Woburn Abbey...

Woking, Surrey

In the 17th-century the old part of Woking was a thriving market town with a lively population...

Wolferton, Norfolk

There is much in Wolferton to remind visitors of the magnificence of by-gone days. The station was sold and is preserved as a private home and a lovingly restored museum containing many original features...

Wolsingham, County Durham

This is a lovely village lying on the edge of the North Pennines in an area of great scenic beauty. It is a wild and beautiful landscape dotted only by scattered farms with meadows full of grazing sheep and cattle...

Wolverhampton, West Midlands

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Wolverley, Worcestershire

Wolverley is a charming village at the heart of rural Worcestershire. It was mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, but it is believed a settlement was there long before that...

Wonersh, Surrey

Picturesque village on the road from Guildford to Cranleigh. Here visitors will find a wealth of timber-frame black and white properties dominating the narrow village streets, thus the village retains a lovely timeless atmosphere...

Woodbastwick, Norfolk

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Woodbridge, Suffolk

Many of the houses that surround the old Market square round which this Port has grown are exceedingly attractive and of major historical interest...