Surrey

Surrey   With no historic cities and much of the county swallowed up by the expanding suburbs of London, there are few places in Surrey relevant to this guide. The…

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Cumbria

…scenes of George Fox‘s labours in that pivotal year in the history of the Society of Friends. The county includes, of course, the incomparable Lake District, for centuries regarded by…

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Essex

…Charles Haddon Spurgeon, whose father and grandfather were both pastors of Independent congregations in Essex. Spurgeon himself was born, brought up and converted within the county. His gifts as a…

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Hereford & Worcester

Hereford & Worcester   WORCESTER Worcester Cathedral and River Severn The view of Worcester Cathedral as a backdrop to the county cricket ground, with the river Severn running by, forms…

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Suffolk

…particularly impressive. The church of St Peter and St Paul (CO10 9SA) is one of the finest in Suffolk, a county renowned for ecclesiastical splendour. The puritan William Gurnall (1617-1679)…

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