A to Z of place facts

I agree Daffydilly

Marlborough - The Princess of Wales went to Marlborough College.

There is also the fag brand.

Nashville, a city in Tennessee, is known as the home of country music.

(I've never been but I bet it's a great place to visit).

Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire home of Oswaldtwistle Mills.

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Paris - The city of romance and the Eiffel Tower

Quimper is a port town in Brittany. It has a mediaeval centre.

Runnymede, scene of the Magna Carta

Southend on Sea
Used to have what was said to be the longest pier in England.
And the famous/infamous Kursaal sp? Amusement arcade.

Taronga zoo - a wonderful zoo near Sydney. Definitely worth a visit.

Ulverston : The birth place of Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy.

Vaiges, in the Mayenne dept of France. I once started a cycling holiday from there.

Wirral, Merseyside. Famous for Paul O'Grady, Paul Hollywood, Daniel Craig, and Patricia Routledge.

Xaltianguis is a city in Guerrero, Mexico. It is inland from Acapulco.

Yorkshire is God's own country .

Zurich, Switzerland’s largest city, is known for chocolate, precision engineering, and Alpine scenery.

Assisi, home of St.Francis

Brighton - Home of the dirty weekend. Home of the Royal Pavilian.

California. This one is in Norfolk in the borough of Great Yarmouth. It’s a small seaside village with a sandy/shingle beach.

Dunstable, famous for its downs and the gliders

Eastbourne, a popular coastal resort in East Sussex, famous for Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs.

Franconia, Germany, traditional culture, good wine and beer.

Georgia ia also my friend’s name

Hemel Hempstead was one of the post war ‘new towns’.

Ingleton is a village in the Yorkshire Dales with caves, waterfalls, and mountains.