Acton Burnell
in the county of Shropshire
Portland
a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset
Hathersage
a Picturesque Village in the county of Derbyshire
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Hornton stone, a ferruginous limestone, was quarried in several places near the village and, apart from its use in the building of cottages, houses and churches, etc. in Hornton and all the other nearby villages it was also used in buildings such as St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Canterbury Cathedral and university buildings in Oxford and Cambridge.
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