A picture of Benson in the county of Oxfordshire
Submitted on 25th May 2005

A picture of Great Ayton in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 18th May 2005

A picture of Chop Gate in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 18th May 2005

A picture of Great Ayton in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 18th May 2005

A picture of Roseberry topping in the town of Newton under Roseberry, in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 18th May 2005

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Thatcham in Berkshire was claimed to be the oldest town in Britain until recently when it was surpassed by Amesbury in Wiltshire. There is evidence that people settled in Thatcham during the Mesolithic Age (10,000BC - 4,000BC).

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