Ravenglass in Brief Ravenglass is a small village located on the West Cumbrian coast in Northwest England. It lies between the towns of Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven at the confluence of the rivers Esk, Mite and Irt. It also happens to be the only coastal settlement in that lies within Lake District National Park. However, its…
Merthyr Tydfil in Brief Merthyr Tydfil is both an industrial town and a county borough in South Wales. The town is situated at the centre of the county borough, which extends northwards into the Brecon Beacons. Almost all of the borough lies within the historic county of Glamorgan. The town also stands on the banks…
Cwmbran in Brief Cwmbran is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in Southeast Wales. The town lies around 6 miles (10 km) north of Newport and about 14 miles (23 km) northeast of the Welsh capital, Cardiff. The ‘new town’ of Cwmbran was established in 1949, formed from the villages of Old Cwmbran,…
Chepstow in Brief Chepstow is a town and community in the county of Monmouthshire, South Wales. It is situated on the English border, adjoining the county of Gloucestershire. It also lies on the River Wye, about 2 miles from its confluence with the River Severn. Chepstow also lies 16 miles (26 km) east of Newport,…
Upton in Brief Upton is a town located on the Isle of Purbeck in the southeast of Dorset, southwest England. The town forms part of the civil parish of Lytchett Minster and Upton, which in turn is part of the South East Dorset conurbation. Upton is also situated about 3 miles northwest of Poole and…
Wimborne Minster in Brief Wimborne Minster is a market town and civil parish in East Dorset, southwest England. The town is situated at the confluence of the River Stour and River Allen, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Poole, and 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Blandford Forum. The town is usually referred to…
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