A to Z of place facts

Dartford - where Mick Jagger grew up

Cromer famous for crabs!

Bristol has a rich maritime history and is famous for the Clifton Suspension Bridge, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It’s also home to the SS Great Britain.

Accra, the capital of Ghana, was the UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023.

Zennor Cornwall a lovely coastal village known for its Neolithic
Megalithic burial chambers.

Yellowstone Nation Park USA known for its wildlife ( Yogi Bear!) and geothermal features.

Xalapa. the cultural capital of Veracruz Mexicoalapa

Woking in Surrey is where the band The Jam were formed in 1972.

Venice in Italy, known for the beautiful canals and houses and churches built on underwater stilts, now in danger from the sea.

Ulverston is a market town in Cumbria, famous for being the birthplace of Stan Laurel.

Towcester, pronounced toaster😁 where the Silverstone motor racing happens.

Staffordshire, in the Midlands and was the home of pottery for a very long time.

Runnymede. Where King John signed the Magna Carta

The Quantock Hills in Somerset were England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Pembroke. Famous for its castle, the birth place of Henry VII

Old Trafford - a suburb of Manchester, known for Manchester United FC.

Nottingham - the birth place of Torvill and Dean

Nottingham……..famous for its lace manufacturing

Melton Mowbray - home of the pork pie

10 million people

London. A multicultural city of 19 million people

Kernow, the Cornish language name of Cornwall.

MawsRosie

Tedious…….

We’re not on the T’s yet 🤭

Jersey, an interesting island that can’t decide if it’s French or English.
Occupied by Germany during the last war.

Tedious…….