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A to Z of place facts

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CrazyUSA Thu 23-Jul-26 20:11:53

I will start with A then the next user B
I will start
Accrington is in Lancashire England

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Bellanonna Sat 05-Sept-26 19:58:27

Lewes, the county town ofEast Sussex, lying in a gap in the South Downs, with the River Ouse cutting through it.

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hollysteers Wed 02-Sept-26 14:03:42

Keighley, market town in Yorkshire and not far from the Bronte’s home in Haworth.

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Oreo Wed 02-Sept-26 10:18:36

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia and the largest with regards to population as over 11 million live there.

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Oreo Wed 02-Sept-26 10:16:29

BoggledMind

Sorry Oreo, I didn't see you post as I was typing.

That’s ok, two responses are even better than one😃

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nanna8 Wed 02-Sept-26 01:17:00

Inverloch- a pretty Gippsland seaside town.

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crazyH Wed 02-Sept-26 00:57:38

Hyderabad - where the Nizam lived

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Bellanonna Tue 01-Sept-26 21:17:41

Gretna Green, a village on the Scottish Borders made popular for performing “runaway” weddings of people aged 16, who could marry there without parental permission.

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Magenta8 Tue 01-Sept-26 20:48:54

Frinton on Sea - Essex coastal resort

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BoggledMind Mon 31-Aug-26 21:49:10

Sorry Oreo, I didn't see you post as I was typing.

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BoggledMind Mon 31-Aug-26 21:48:27

Everton is a suburb of Liverpool.
Everton Lock-Up, also known as Prince Rupert's Tower, is an 18th century lock-up in the area, and is the centrepiece of the crest of Everton Football Club.

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Oreo Mon 31-Aug-26 21:42:23

Eccles in Lancashire famous for its delicious curranty Eccles cakes.

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Rocketstop2 Mon 31-Aug-26 18:17:38

Derbyshire , location of the great stately home of the Devonshire family at Chatsworth House.

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hollysteers Sun 30-Aug-26 13:20:52

Chipping Campden, harbouring the Sussex family?

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Bellanonna Sat 29-Aug-26 10:11:00

Broadstairs, a picturesque town on the Kent coast, with connections to Dickens

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Magenta8 Fri 28-Aug-26 11:02:57

Arundel - The castle is the seat of the Duke of Norfolk. Arundel also has a cathedral

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Bellanonna Fri 28-Aug-26 09:31:06

Zeals is a Wiltshire village near Salisbury Plain

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ClicketyClick Thu 27-Aug-26 23:25:49

Yeovil - where Screwfix was born.

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MollyNew Thu 27-Aug-26 22:51:11

eXmouth marks the western end of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.

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nanna8 Mon 24-Aug-26 00:20:11

Walkerville in Gippsland. A beautiful remote beach not many know about.

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hollysteers Sun 23-Aug-26 21:42:23

Vichy, France. Collaborated with the Germans in WWII.

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Beeb Sun 23-Aug-26 10:45:02

Ullapool in Scotland is a picturesque fishing town on the shores of Loch Broom and one of the destinations to stop at when travelling the famous North Coast 500.

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Rocketstop2 Sat 22-Aug-26 19:44:41

Tadcaster is a town in North Yorkshire and was well known as a brewing town giving rise to Samuel Smith's and John Smith's breweries.

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Oreo Sat 22-Aug-26 14:27:17

Sorrento in Italy, known for its lemon trees and near Naples and the Isle of Capri where Tiberius Caesar and others had a holiday home.

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hollysteers Sat 22-Aug-26 11:28:40

Rye, Sussex. Home to the Mermaid Inn and fictional town for television series Mapp and Lucia.

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Bellanonna Sat 22-Aug-26 10:37:32

The Quantocks - an area in Somerset and the first area in England to be designated an AONB, back in 1956.

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