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September 2, 2013

Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire

Filed under: England,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , — needahand @ 2:17 pm

A bustling little town with a population of around 37,000, Leighton Buzzard is in the county of Bedfordshire, to the north-west of Luton and Dunstable. The town lies close to the Chiltern Hills and is joined seamlessly to the neighbouring town of Linslade. Leighton Buzzard is well known for its narrow guage railway (the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway), it also lies on the Grand Union Canal. Leighton Buzzard has two weekly markets on Tuesdays and Saturdays, there is also a Farmers Market once a month.

Get more information on Leighton Buzzard here: http://www.leighton-buzzard.my-towns.co.uk/

April 17, 2013

Stone Buckinghamshire

Filed under: England,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , , , , — needahand @ 1:44 pm

Stone Buckinghamshire – A pretty little village situated near to the town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire (Bucks), Stone has a population of about 2,500 and has been in existence since Saxon times (being called Stanes in the Doomsday Book). Stone lies on the A418 road between Aylesbury and Thame (Oxfordshire) and is one of the many villages which surround the town of Aylesbury, other include Stoke Mandeville, Bierton, West Turville and Aston Clinton. Stone was formerly the location of an asylum called St John’s Hospital, this was closed down in the early 1990’s, and the land developed for new housing.

View maps of Buckinghamshire towns and villages here: http://www.buckinghamshire-maps.co.uk

January 21, 2013

Silsden West Yorkshire

Filed under: England,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , — needahand @ 11:25 am

Silsden West Yorkshire – A small town of approximately 8,000 inhabitants, Silsden in West Yorkshire lies in the Aire River Valley to the south-east of Skipton. A historic town, Silsden was listed in the Domesday Book and was considered the most significant village in the Craven district at this time (1086). Originally agricultural Silsden became involved in industry with the arrival of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the emergence of the Indistrial Revolution. Some of the old mills that were built during this time still remain as a testament of its former glory. Silsden is about 8.4 miles from Skipton, West Yorkshire.

See a map of Silsden here: http://www.my-towns.co.uk/silsden-map.html

May 8, 2012

Darlington County Durham

Filed under: England,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , — needahand @ 9:37 am

Darlington County Durham – Darlington is a town in the north-east of England, not far from Durham. In 1974, this town was gathered with other localities to form the borough of Darlington in County Durham. Since 1st  April 1997, the Borough of Darlington has the status of unitary authority that made it independent from the county of Durham. Darlington is two hours and forty minutes train ride from London by the East Coast Main Line. Darlington is twinned with Amiens (France). The local newspaper is the daily newspaper The Northern Echo. The town is proud of its railway heritage. The Darlington Borough Council and Morrison Supermarkets commissioned the artist David Mach in 1994 to create a large-scale sculpture entitled “Train”, to be installed on the Darlington site to commemorate the first British railway, the line from Stockton to Darlington. At 40 m long, this is the largest outdoor sculpture ever made in England and was opened on June 24, 1997.

See a map of Darlington here: http://www.streetmapz.co.uk/darlington.html

And a map of County Durham here: http://www.streetmapz.co.uk/county-durham.html

May 3, 2012

Redbourn Hertfordshire

Filed under: England,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , — needahand @ 10:56 am

Redbourn Hertfordshire – A village located to the north-east of Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, Redbourn has a population of about six thousand inhabitants and has a history going back at least to the times of the Saxons, when a settlement existed there. Redbourn was considered important enough to be listed in the Domesday Book and by the twelfth century its St Mary’s parish church was built, followed closely by the foundation of a priory on Redbourn Common. Evidence of early settlement is taken from its proximity to “The Aubreys”, site of an Iron Age hillfort. Redbourn was later a significant coaching stop and was renowned for its large number of pubs and inns, built to service these passing travellers. Redbourn is close to St Albans, Harpenden and Hemel Hempstead.

Get a street map of Redbourn village centre here: http://www.streetmapz.co.uk/redbourn.html

And a map of Hemel Hempstead centre here: http://www.streetmapz.co.uk/hemel-hempstead.html

April 15, 2012

Liverpool Merseyside

Filed under: England,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , — needahand @ 6:20 pm

Liverpool Merseyside – Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of Merseyside, in the western region of England, on the east side of the estuary of the River Mersey, bordered to the north by the metropolitan municipality of Sefton , East by that of Knowsley, south and west by the Mersey river. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and had that status until 1880, when it received the title of city. According to the latest official census, dating from 2001 , Liverpool had a population of 439,473 inhabitants. The city lies at the heart of Liverpool Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 816,216 inhabitants. Liverpool city centre is a lively vibrant place with good shopping, great nightlife and friendly atmosphere.

View a map of Liverpool city centre here: http://www.streetmapz.co.uk/liverpool.html

And a wider view of Liverpool area here: http://www.my-towns.co.uk/liverpool-map.html

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