Gloucestershire

…of the English church, giving him the final word on matters of doctrine and practice. Uncertain about the doctrinal questions, the Welsh bishops, on the advice of a hermit, decided…

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Devon

…sing at each Cup Final, probably unaware of the dying hand that penned these lines.   CREDITON No Englishman’s work has had a greater influence on the world wrote Sir…

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Essex

…yet made a personal step of faith, but the exhortation of the uneducated layman to “Look and be saved” was the climax of his spiritual search. Later the same day,…

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Yorkshire (North)

…pigs, was Caedmon (fl 670), celebrated as the first English poet. He is said by Bede to have been able, after a short meditation, to render into English verse any…

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Leicestershire

…the remains of Richard III, slain at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, were discovered beneath a car park in 2012, it attracted worldwide attention. After DNA analysis to…

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Lincolnshire

…remembered as the spiritual home of worldwide Methodism. Today there is a well-signposted Wesley Trail to all places of interest. Epworth Old Rectory We start at Epworth Old Rectory (DN9…

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Yorkshire (South & West)

…north aisle a brass plaque, placed by the Society of Mayflower Descendants, records that Bradford was the first American citizen of the English race who bore rule by the free…

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Staffordshire

…the birthplace of Samuel Johnson, whose father owned a bookshop on the corner of the Market Place. Johnson worked for a time as a teacher here and then set off…

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Bristol

…the Second World War, Hitler’s bombs did their worst and post-war planners bulldozed much of what was left.  However, pockets of the medieval city survive, and elegant Georgian terraces can…

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Yorkshire (East Riding)

…Modern attractions like the Jorvik Viking Centre and the National Railway Museum also help to swell the ranks of visitors. In 314, one of three English bishops who attended the…

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