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Derby has been variously described as the Crossroads of History, the Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, the Real Ale Capital of the world, Jubilee City and the most haunted …
The Wirral peninsula was historically part of Cheshire but partly lies in Merseyside today. Evidence of the first human settlement dates from 7000BC and the importance of the area …
Lancaster, the county town of Lancashire, achieved city status in 1937. Dominating the landscape is the Castle dating from the eleventh century. The scene of many trials and …
Evesham was an important town in the Middle Ages, its abbey being one of the largest in Europe. One of the country’s earliest musical theorists, Walter Odington, was a monk at the …
Chester is famous today for its zoo, as the setting for the soap opera Hollyoaks, its racecourse – the oldest still in use in England – and its historical buildings. Chester was …
The Sussex seaside town of Eastbourne was developed as a resort from a collection of villages in the nineteenth century by the Duke of Devonshire. The new town grew rapidly and by …