A to Z of place facts

Hereford, city on the banks of the beautiful River Wye

Innsbruck - Situated in the Tyrol in Austria. It is a popular destination for winter sports and has hosted the Winter Olympics twice.

Jaywick Sands. One of the most economically deprived areas in England

Kingsteignton. A village in south Devon, - reputed to be the second largest village in England.

Llangollen, home of an international eisteddfod

Manchester is in North west England and has two football teams.

Nova Scotia, Province in Canada - Translates from Latin as New Scotland

Ortisei. A large, picturesque village in the Dolomites and as well as a ski resort in winter it’s a good starting point for some lovely summer walks. They speak Ladino, Italian and German.

Plymouth is a city in Devon, known for being the place where the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America in 1620

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Vichy, France. Collaborated with the Germans in WWII.

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

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

Yeovil - where Screwfix was born.

Zeals is a Wiltshire village near Salisbury Plain

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

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

Chipping Campden, harbouring the Sussex family?

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

Eccles in Lancashire famous for its delicious curranty Eccles cakes.

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.