Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire   OLNEY The broad main street of Olney comes to life each year with a Shrove Tuesday pancake race between the ladies of the town and those of Liberal,…

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Hampshire

…and was much engaged in trying to mediate between the Saxon kingdoms and the Viking invaders. In 994, he was sent by King Ethelred to the Viking leader Olaf Tryggvesson,…

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Hertfordshire

…should wish to sit down and think of changing the world for the better.   WIDFORD John Eliot window Located between Ware and Bishop’s Stortford, this little village was the…

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Leicestershire

…        ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH In the shire country between Leicester and Derby, there are memories of two noble families – the Ferrers and the Hastings –…

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London (Central)

…of the present abbey was built in the reign of Henry III between 1220 and 1272. Additions and improvements were added in subsequent centuries and the familiar West Towers were…

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London (North & East)

…friendly atmosphere.  The ground floor has a general display reflecting social changes in Whitechapel, Stepney and Bethnal Green, the area now known by the clumsy collective name of Tower Hamlets. …

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London (South)

…or shaded, to indicate those who survived to the first Thanksgiving in 1621 (perhaps about half) and those who did not. To gain a better sense of the voyage, head…

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Norfolk

between the shops are interesting little courts and yards, some clearly derelict, others well restored. On the east side, between numbers 31 and 33 is Gurney Court (NR3 1NF), with…

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Staffordshire

…of supporters rose to defend him and fights between the two groups continued for much of the day. As the night wore on, Wesley was dragged between the homes of…

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Yorkshire (South & West)

…and North Yorkshire remains as a separate county.   HAWORTH Haworth Main Street Located between the Leeds-Bradford conurbation and barren Pennine moorland, the village will for ever be associated with…

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