Towns in England

Rainford, Merseyside

Rainford is a small village attractively set in open countryside between St. Helen's and Wigan.

Rame, Cornwall

This lovely place is a nature lovers paradise. There is an abundance of wildlife including rare and beautiful birds to be occasionally seen and heard fluttering around their peaceful woodland habitat.

Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester

The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet.

Ramsgate, Kent

Ramsgate's harbour is constantly busy, this is known as a "Royal" harbour, made so by the landing here of King George IV in 1822.

Rattlesden, Suffolk

Rattlesden is pretty village which is located between Stowmarket (in the east) and Bury St Edmunds (to the west) in an unusually hilly part of Suffolk. The river Rat runs...

Ravenglass, Cumbria

Special for being the only coastal village within the Lake District National Park, Ravenglass lies where three important rivers converge into the sea.

Ravenscar, North Yorkshire

Rayleigh, Essex

Reach, Cambridgeshire

Owing to Stone-Age flints and other relics found in the surrounding countryside, Reach lays claim to being the district's oldest settlement.

Reading, Berkshire

This town lies on the extremities of the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern Hills at a point where the waters of the rivers Thames and Kennet meet making the River Thames a major river for the rest of its journey to the sea.

Reculver, Kent

Redbrook, Gloucestershire

Redcar, North Yorkshire

Reddish, Greater Manchester

This is a densely populated area of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It is fortunate to be close to the edge of Cheshire, thus residents have the benefit of being within easy reach of some attractive countryside.

Redruth, Cornwall

Redruth was formerly the capital of the largest and richest metal mining area in Britain.

Reedham, Norfolk

Reedham is ideally placed for cruising the waters of the Broads National Park, exploring the North Norfolk and North Suffolk coastlines and for discovering the historic city of Norwich.

Reeth, North Yorkshire

An area of startling clarity, populated with beautiful old stone buildings, Reeth is a famous centre from which to tour the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.

Reigate, Surrey

This is a bustling part of the Surrey landscape, it is easily reached via the M25 from London and is right on the North Downs Way.

Rendcomb, Gloucestershire

Repton, Derbyshire

Repton is one of England's most ancient towns, it was once the capital of the Saxon Kingdom of Mercia and the church there is the burial ground of Saxon Kings.