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Sinnington, North Yorkshire

Sinnington is a picturesque village on the southern edge of the North York Moors National Park. Famous residents of Sinnington include Catherine Parr, who was resident in the...

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Slaughterford, Wiltshire

Slaughterford is a small picturesque village in the county of Wiltshire, just 5 miles west of Chippenham, and 10 miles north of Bath.

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Snainton, North Yorkshire

A small picturesque village in North Yorkshire, between Pickering and Scarborough

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Snowshill, Gloucestershire

For anyone looking for a peaceful retreat in which to spend a few idyllic days in glorious countryside, could do no better that visit the picturesque village of Snowshill, high on the Cotswold escarpment above Broadway and the old town of Evesham.

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Somerleyton, Suffolk

Found nestling in a corner of the north-east Suffolk countryside is the charming, tranquil village of Somerleyton.

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Sonning on Thames, Berkshire

"the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river". - Jerome K. Jerome

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Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire

Sprotbrough lies in the valley of the River Don, it is a lovely rural location with fertile fields and meadows leading from leafy lanes whose hedgerows are full of wild plants and flowers.

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St Mary's Platt, Kent

The village of Platt, in Kent, is a picturesque village with a wonderful 19th century church which overlooks the village center from its position on a hill. The church dates from...

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Stainforth, North Yorkshire

A small picturesque village in the Yorkshire Dales, near to the wonderful market town of Settle (famous for its scenic railway).

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Standlake, Oxfordshire

The village of Standlake is situated 5 miles south of the market town of Witney, and 10 miles to the south-west of Oxford. The village is situated along the river Windrush which...

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Stannington, South Yorkshire

A picturesque village in South Yorkshire

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Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire village lying between the River Thames and the River Windrush.

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Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire

Lying just south of Northampton this beautiful canal village offers a wealth of interest to any boating enthusiast or any country lover.

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Stoke Gabriel, Devon

Stoke Gabriel lies in the upper reaches of the beautiful River Dart estuary.

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Stonethwaite, Cumbria

Tucked away in a quiet part of Borrowdale where streams tumble down crags amongst a patchwork of old pack-horse trails, scenery does not come more beautiful than that which surrounds this peaceful hamlet in the Langstrath Valley.

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Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire

Stratton Audley is a picturesque village about 2.5 miles (4 km) northeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. Mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086 as Stratton, the village...

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Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

Sturminster Marshall is famous for its beautiful White Corn Mill and for the magnificent eight arched bridge spanning the River Stour.

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Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire

Swalcliffe is a picturesque village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) west of Banbury in Oxfordshire. The village has some lovely period cottages, including thatched...

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Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset

This is a particularly scenic village lying deep in a chalk-stream valley between open downs. Every approach to it is beautiful, whether crossing the hills from Cerne Abbas or Maiden Newton, or coming up the waters of the River Cerne between meadows flooded with spring lambs and ponies.

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Teffont Evias, Wiltshire

Edric Holmes described the village as "most delightfully situated", and Maurice Hewlett included Teffont in his list of the half dozen most beautiful villages in England.

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