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Helpringham, Lincolnshire

Helpringham is a richly rewarding walking area, with walks around old villages and waterside walks giving visitors a lovely glimpse of the regions natural wildlife and variety of scenery.....(more)

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Marton, Lincolnshire

Marton is a sleepy village with a long history. In far off Roman times, a small fort guarded a nearby crossing of the River Trent.....(more)

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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.....(more)

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Stainton, South Yorkshire

This picturesque South Yorkshire village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, but there is considerable evidence that it existed as a settlement long before 1086.....(more)

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Trowell, Nottinghamshire

Modern day history records that this was the village chosen as The Festival of Britain Village, at the time it was considered to epitomise the spirit of British rural community life.....(more)

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Elmley Castle, Worcestershire   (Picturesque Village)

Elmley Castle is one of the most beautiful villages in England....(more)

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Ironbridge, Shropshire

This town is named for the famous bridge that spans the River Severn - the world's first Iron Bridge......(more)

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Wendens Ambo, Essex   (Picturesque Village)

This enchanting village with its unusual name lies at the western boundary of the county. Its quaint name comes from the joining of Great and Little Ambo in the 17th century.....(more)

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St Austell, Cornwall

One of the blessings of St. Austell, is its parish church, a glorious structure that has a beautiful carved 15th-century tower built of local yellow stone. ....(more)

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Fletching, East Sussex

The village grew out of a Saxon settlement, near the spot of one of the entrances to Sheffield Park, now owned by the National Trust.....(more)

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Bexhill, East Sussex

The old town of Bexhill-on-Sea is of immense charm, it has wide streets, gracious building including black and white timber frame properties, but its real "star" is the fabled De.......(more)

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Polstead, Suffolk

This delightful village has all the charm of a picture postcard. Almost overlooking the main village street and the village pond is the beautiful church dedicated to St. Mary which has the only medieval stone spire in Suffolk.....(more)

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Eltham, Greater London

The attractive suburb of Eltham is part of the urban sprawl of Greater London.....(more)

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Holford, Somerset   (Picturesque Village)

Holford lies in a peaceful wooded valley at the foot of the lovely Quantock Hills crowning the landscape where the county of Somerset sweeps towards the coast.....(more)

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Godshill, Isle of Wight

This is a gorgeous little spot which makes an ideal 'away from the crowds' location in which to sample peaceful Island life.....(more)

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