A to Z of place facts

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

Runnymede, scene of the Magna Carta

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

Paris - The city of romance and the Eiffel Tower

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Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire home of Oswaldtwistle Mills.

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).

I agree Daffydilly

Marlborough - The Princess of Wales went to Marlborough College.

There is also the fag brand.

MawsRosie

Tedious…….

Rude

Llandudno. Marvellous Victorian seaside town .

Kirkcaldy - Famous for Linoleum and Adam Smith.

J after I

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

JamesandJon33

Back to the alphabet.

Zennor. a small, interesting town in Cornwall

I already did Zennor 😁

Edinburg means Edwin’s town

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

Cleator Moor in West Cumbria where my mum was born.

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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).

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.