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Whitcombe, Dorset

A small picturesque Dorset village just 2 miles southeast of the historic market town of Dorchester.

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Whitfield, Northumberland

This is a picturesque village lying amongst sprawling open countryside criss crossed by dancing streams, tributaries of the River West Allen.

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Widecombe in the Moor, Devon

The moor is Dartmoor, where this village made famous by the words of the traditional "Widecombe Fair" song, lies tucked neatly away in a hollow. It is a peaceful location, with...

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Willington, Bedfordshire

Willington lies on the south east outskirts of Bedford, it is most notable for its Dovecote, an oblong structure with nesting chambers and several stepped gables. Its stables are...

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Winsford, Somerset

One of the prettiest and most unspoilt of villages, steeped in history and mentioned in the Domesday book

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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

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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.

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Wookey Hole, Somerset

It is a pleasant resort village made famous by the glittering limestone cavern known as "Wookey Hole" which comprises of several dramatic chambers.

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Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire

The tiny hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth lies in spacious rural countryside in the valley of the River Witham.

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Woolstone, Oxfordshire

Once part of the county of Berkshire, the village of Woolstone sits at the foot of the Berkshire Downs in the Vale of White Horse, and is an old spring line settlement, with a...

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Worsley, Greater Manchester

Just 20 minutes car journey away from the center of Manchester is the historic town of Worsley, which is best known for its scenic walks along the historic Bridgewater canal....

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Worth Matravers, Dorset

Picturesque Dorset village with a history pre-dating Roman times as evidenced by the medieval lynchets cut into the steep hillsides.

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Wroxton, Oxfordshire

Quintessential pretty Oxfordshire village showing a wealth of attractive thatched cottages, built mostly following a fire which struck the village during the latter half of the 17th-century.

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Wycoller, Lancashire

A picturesque village in Lancashire

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