A to Z of place facts

Utrecht - if you have the energy, climb the 465 steps to the top of the Dom Tower, the tallest church tower in the Netherlands.

Verona is a UNESCO World Heritage city in Italy, famous for the "Romeo and Juliet" balcony and the Verona Arena.

Walthamstow - The William Morris gallery is in Lloyd Park

Xi’an - city in China, famous for the Terracotta Army

Yalta. On the Black Sea coast.

Where Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met to plan the reorganisation of Europe, after the war.

Old Trafford is a suburb that is part of Trafford. It is not a suburb of the City of Manchester and never was or will be.

Despite it's M16 post code.

Remember the Man City wind up football poster from years back.
Saying Man City was only real Manchester football team.

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Whittlesey is a small market town in Cambridgeshire not far from Wisbech, the ship of the fens, and Welney water fens with their glorious wildfowl variety

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Zennor. a small, interesting town in Cornwall

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CrazyUSA is presumably in the US and so at least 4-hours behind us. But is surely the most prolific poster of trivia on here!

I consider myself told off!

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Anglesey, an island off the coast of Wales, is the largest island in the Irish Sea.

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Bologna, a lovely city in Northern Italy and home to the world’s oldest university (or so the Bolognese have told me).

Cleator Moor in West Cumbria where my mum was born.

Dunfermline, ancient capital of Scotland, birth place of Charles I.

Edinburg means Edwin’s town

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Zennor. a small, interesting town in Cornwall

I already did Zennor 😁

Falkland Islands with British population, we went to war with Argentina on the 2nd April 1982 in order to protect it from their military forces.

Gibraltar. A large rock where my hairdresser goes on holiday.

Grantham in Lincolnshire. Isaac Newton born nearby and attended the grammar school. Also birthplace of Margaret Thatcher. There are statues of both in the town.

Posted at the same time so two for G. Hadleigh in Suffolk. Mediaeval wool town with stunning architecture.

Ipswich Suffolks county town and one of the oldest towns in England

Victoria Park in London.Also known as People's Park. The park has been shown in movies and won awards.

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John O’Groats in Caithness. It takes its name from a 15th C Dutchman, Jan de Groot, who used to ply a ferry from there to Orkney

Kirkcaldy - Famous for Linoleum and Adam Smith.

Llandudno. Marvellous Victorian seaside town .

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