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St Helens, Merseyside

Having transcended the Industrial Revolution and shaken off its old image, St.Helens is rapidly developing into a place of culture and style.....(more)

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Smarden, Kent

This enchanting village was established in around the 14th-century at the time when the forests of the Weald of Kent were being cut down to make way for permanent villages.....(more)

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Osmington, Dorset   (Picturesque Village)

The pretty village of Osmington is situated along the Jurassic coast just 4 miles North-East of the historic resort of Weymouth. It has narrow streets and pretty thatched.......(more)

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Maldon, Essex   (Seaside Town)

A fine old town, beautifully set on a ridge above the Blackwater, with views across Northey Island and Osea Island.....(more)

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Cawsand, Cornwall   (Picturesque Village)

A picturesque ex-smuggling village in Cornwall....(more)

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Folkestone, Kent   (Seaside Town)

The recent building of the Channel Tunnel made Folkestone the scene of one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe.....(more)

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Axminster, Devon   (Historic Market Town)

Famous for its carpets often likened to Turkish, Axminster was one of the first West Saxon settlements formed along the River Axe in Devon.....(more)

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Honiton, Devon

Honiton, famed for the beautiful lace to which this gracious old Market town gave its name, is also known as the gateway to East Devon.....(more)

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St Mawes, Cornwall

St. Mawes is the stuff picture postcards are made of, the sunlight reflecting on the frothy ocean waves, the warm sea breezes, dreamy thatched cottages overlooking the bay.....(more)

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Little Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire   (Picturesque Village)

Little Driffield is a small picturesque village which is burial place to Aldfrith - King Of Northumbria, who died in 705 AD.....(more)

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Bardney, Lincolnshire

The village of Bardney lies on the eastern banks of the River Witham a short distance from Lincoln.....(more)

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Hoarwithy, Herefordshire

Apart from the church, the rest of the village reflects the character of all things English. Beautiful black and white timber- framed properties, some of 16th-century origin.....(more)

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Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire

In the heart of Sherwood Forest sits the historic village of Edwinstowe. Legend has it that it was here in Edwinstowe that Robin Hood married Maid Marian at the local Church of.......(more)

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