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Rochdale – in Under Five Minutes! Check out the History and some of the Attractions of the birthplace of Co-Operation, that’s the Co-Op to you and me. Here at Five Minutes Spare, we regularly review the towns and cities of the UK, with a mind to planning a holiday there. With 2020 officially becoming the…
The Five Minute Walk Around Oldham There’s more to the town than Oldham Athletic football club! Nestled in the Pennines, between the Irk and the Medlock, you will find the historic town of Oldham. With 2020 being what it is and the staycation on course to be the new normal for the next few years,…
The Textile and Mill Town that Outgrew the Industrial Revolution Found slightly to the west of the heart of Greater Manchester, Wigan has a population of more than a hundred thousand people. However did you know, that it sprang up as the home of a rogue tribe of Celtic miscreants? Or that the wider borough…
Mention the name Blackburn to a non-UK resident and you will probably get a blank look and we wager that a few people based south of Watford would have difficulty pointing it out on the map. This is a shame as this fine Lancashire town is steeped in history, has a famous football club (Blackburn…
A quick guide to Longtown The small market town of Longtown is situated just south of the English/Scottish border, 3 miles (5 km) east of Gretna Green and 9 miles (14 km) north of Carlisle. This makes it the ideal place for a stopover if travelling north into Scotland or south into England for…
The Lancashire town of Burnley has a long and illustrious history that dates all the way back to mediaeval times. It is situated between the River Calder and the Brun, between Padiham and Accrington, and near the Pendle Forest. This ancient Lancashire town has a population of just over 70,000 people and lies about 20…
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