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Topic Started: Jul 5 2013, 02:30 PM (10,215 Views)
becky sharp
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A new game!

Similar to the Wordsnake thread only this one is comprised of the names of Towns/Cities only.

We can also put some information about said town etc. to make it a little more interesting

I'll start us off with

Edinburgh

From its prehistoric beginning as a hillfort, following periods of Celtic and Germanic influence, Edinburgh became part of the Kingdom of Scotland during the 10th century. With burgh charters granted by David I and Robert the Bruce, Edinburgh grew through the Middle Ages as Scotland’s biggest merchant town. By the time of the European Renaissance and the reign of James IV it was well established as Scotland's capital.
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Southsea



Then 'seaside' part of the City of Portsmouth'
Southsea Promenade was the best vantage point for the 1953 Coronation Fleet Review...a flotilla of over 300 ships stretching from Southampton Water via Spithead and the English Channel almost to the town of Brighton. I proudly cheered Her Majesty from the casing of HM Submarine Amphion
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Alnwick

A smallish town in Northumberland (about 8000 people), picturesque and with a wonderful tourist garden. We happened to visit here on the day of the wedding of the Duke of Northumberland's daughter, and some of the catering parts of the garden were closed that day to visitors. (I suppose the castle was closed to visitors too.) But it was gorgeous, full of interest; we were there in winter when the water feature wasn't operating, but I liked it the way it was, stark and definite. Naturally we referred to the town as awln-wick till we heard the people in our bed and breakfast or hotel pronouncing it Annick, so we are now very proud that we understand how to pronounce this town's name.
Edited by Caro, Aug 7 2013, 12:38 AM.
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Knaresborough... a picturesque market town in North Yorkshire overlooking the River Nidd.

It was the home of Mother Shipton, England's most famous Prophetess. She lived some 500 years ago in the reign of Henry VIII. She was born in the legendary cave beside Knaresborough's mysterious Petrifying Well, a unique geological phenomenon that turns everyday items into stone.
Today her prophecies are still proving uncannily accurate. Many have been fulfilled -

"'Carriages without horses shall go.
And accidents fill the world with woe.
Around the world thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling of an eye...
Under water men shall walk,
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk;
In the air men shall be seen
In white, in black, and in green.
Iron in the water shall float
As easy as a wooden boat"
Edited by dai Cottomy, Aug 7 2013, 10:15 AM.
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Hatfield


A town in Hertfordshire on the Great North Road which was home to the aircraft manufacturers, De Havilland, famous for The Tiger Moth, The Mosquito and the Sea Vixen among others.

It is also the location of Hatfield House, the country seat of the Cecil family, Marquises of Salisbury
Edited by Norm Deplume, Aug 7 2013, 04:26 PM.
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Durham

Famous for its beautiful cathedral, which we visited last time we were in Britain and about which my children have blogged: "stopped by Durham Cathedral the next morning before heading on. It’s stunning. We’ve seen a few good churches, but Durham is something different again and one of our very favourites; Norman, almost Romanesque. No photos inside (shame), but the trip up the tower (even higher than York, and all to ourselves) was fantastic. The little we saw of the town centre also seemed very nice – full of character and definitely worth a proper visit." I liked seeing Bede's grave and the fact that I could more or less make out the Latin inscription above it, some 45 years after studying Latin.

There was a settlement at Durham for millennia, but the present city dates to the 10th century when monks from Lindisfarne settled there with the body of St Cuthbert. It is a lovely town, though we found it difficult to find our way round in a car

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Mahabalipuram... is a town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is around 60 km south of the city of Chennai - formerly Madras. It has various historic monuments built largely between the 7th and the 9th centuries, and has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Descent of the Ganges is a monument on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, Measuring 96 by 43 feet (29 m × 13 m), it is a giant open-air relief carved of two monolithic granite boulders. The legend depicted in the bas-relief is the story of the descent of the sacred river Ganges - personified as the river goddess Ganga - to earth from the heavens led by Bhagiratha -a great king in Hindu mythology.
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Caro

Staying in India

Mumbai

Known until 1995 as Bombay, the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It has the highest population of any city in India, and is the fourth most populous city in the world. (I see numbers of 10 million or 15 million estimated.) It was first built on swampy land and taken over by the Portuguese in the 16th century, then the English. It was a place that attracted many artisans and craftpeople, with jewellers, textile workers, etc. Now it is a hub of the entertainment industry. Although Mumbai sounds if is it a transliteration of Bombay, it actually comes Mumbadevi, the stone goddess of the deep-sea fishermen who originally lived on the islands before they were driven out by the East India Company.
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Islington ....north borough of Inner London, large and sprawling, centering around three main arterial roads, City, Essex and Upper Street. This district is bounded by Liverpool Road to the west and City Road and Southgate Road to the south-east. Its northernmost point is in the area of Canonbury. The main north-south high street, Upper Street splits at Highbury Corner to Holloway Road to the west and St. Paul's Road to the east.

A highly profitable residential and commercial area; home to actors and politicians; The Almeida theatre and the Old Red Lion Theatre, one of the most famous fringe pub/theatres founded in 1979, great selection of food and clothes shopping on tap, trendy restaurants, pubs and cafes; a modern business centre that holds annual major exhibitions relating to design and commerce and HM Pentonville prison...
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Caro

Nairobi

Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, has risen from being a camp for railway workers working on swampy land in 1899 to a city of over 3 million people. Bustling, crime-ridden, exciting, it has the largest slum in the world which can be visited by tourists with guidance. Has a wildlife park 20 minutes from the centre of the city. Its food is interesting (though perhaps not totally suitable for vegetarians, and it has its own beer, Tusker. Sounds worth a visit really.
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Ickham... is a village within the civil parish of Ickham and Well, five miles east of Canterbury in Kent, South East England. The village is centred around a single road, The Street, with many old and well preserved houses, with the 13th-century Parish Church of St John the Evangelist in the midst. A recent archaeological excavation at Ickham has revealed evidence of Roman metalwork and copper broaches. The Little Stour river runs past the village, on its way to the English Channel. Tip: if you should ever be lucky enough to visit this delightful spot, head for the Duke William, a "country inn with quirky charm"
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Minsk.

The capital and largest city of Belarus,situated on the Svislach and Nyamiha rivers.

In 1654, Minsk was conquered by troops of Tsar Alexei of Russia. Russians governed the city until 1667, when it was regained by Jan Kasimir, King of Poland. By the end of the Polish-Russian war, Minsk had only about 2,000 residents and just 300 houses. The second wave of devastation occurred during the Great Northern War, when Minsk was occupied in 1708 and 1709 by the army of Charles XII of Sweden and then by the army of Peter the Great.[citation needed] The last decades of the Polish rule involved decline or very slow development, since Minsk had become a small provincial town of little economic or military significance.
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Kendal
in the county of Cumbria





Kendal, gateway to the Lakes
is an old market town situated in one of the most beautiful parts of the country – the Lake District. Kendal is also within 30 minutes drive of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, making it a perfect base for walkers and sightseers alike. The town’s unique blend of history, culture and shopping make it a very popular destination for visitors.
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London...

The capital city of England and the United Kingdom. With an estimated 8,308,369 residents in 2012. London is the most populous region, urban zone and metropolitan area in the UK. Standing on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium. A leading global city with great strengths in finance, commerce, professional services, education, healthcare, R&D, the arts, entertainment, media, fashion, tourism and transport; all contribute to its prominence... In 2012, London became the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three times.
Edited by Mobson, Aug 14 2013, 11:19 AM.
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Nuneaton




The largest town in the County of Warwickshire
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Newbury....is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings. Newbury is best known for its racecourse. The adjoining countryside is notable for agriculture, racehorse training, Highclere Castle, ruined Donnington Castle and has the former USAF airbase at Greenham Common.
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Yonkers

City of New York. Perhaps because we follow harness racing, that is what it means to me. Its name comes from the man who first purchased the land on which it is built - Adriaen Van der Donck, known as Jonk Heer (young gentleman). He was killed in the Peach Tree War (amazing the names of wars/battles/skirmishes that I have never heard of) when the Susquehannock native Indians attacked (and defeated) New Netherlands communities. The little town was given a push by industry, most particularly Elisha Otis's invention of the elevator/lift (not something I feel particularly grateful for). Bakelite was also invented there.
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St Mawes



(Cornish: Lannvowsedh) is a small town opposite Falmouth, on the Roseland Peninsula on the south coast of Cornwall, . It lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise dramatically, creating an immense natural harbour, often claimed to be the third largest in the world. The town is in the civil parish of St Just in Roseland, a very beautiful part of Cornwall

There is an excellent year-round ferry service to Falmouth, which is less than a mile away by boat, but due to its proximity to the Fal estuary it is some 30 miles away by road
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Salzburg.

The fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg.

The name Salzburg means "Salt Castle". It derives its name from the barges carrying salt on the Salzach River, which were subject to a toll in the 8th century, as was customary for many communities and cities on European rivers. The Festung Hohensalzburg, the city's fortress, was built in 1077 and expanded during the following centuries.
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Greymouth - a town of approximately 8000 people, the biggest on the West Coast of New Zealand. I lived five kms outside it for 23 years. A coal-mining town which has had a number of mining disasters close by in its history, it is named for the Grey River and that was named, not for the colour, but for Governor Grey, an early governor, controversial and complex. He had a great interest in indigenous people and supported Maori development, but was ruthless when it came to war against the Maori.
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Hammersmith


Before it was demolished, the home of "The Hammersmith Palais", Where, during the years of 'Swing and Jazz', every major band in the country at one time or another, played music for dancing to entertain the many thousands who frequented the place.
Great times to remember
Edited by Norm Deplume, Aug 23 2013, 10:58 AM.
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There was a terrific documentary on BBC 4 about the Palais a few years back,Norm. <ok>

Documentary which recounts the story of west London venue the Hammersmith Palais, immortalised in song by the Clash, which closed down in April 2007. It began in 1919 when a disused roller skating rink saw the start of thousands of nights of jazz, swing, reggae, pop, rock, bhangra and ska. Artists and Palais goers alike, including include Dame Vera Lynn, Mick Jones, Andy Summers, Phill Jupitus recall fond memories of great evenings at the Palais, and there's plenty of archive footage.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008l3rx

Thurso ...thought of putting T-e-l-f-o-r-d but it might not make it through the filter <wink>

A town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland.

Thurso is the most northerly town on the British mainland, situated on the northern coastline overlooking the Orkney Islands. It is situated at the northern terminus of the A9 road, the main road linking Caithness with the south of Scotland, and is 20 miles (32 km) west of John o' Groats and 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Wick, the closest town.

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Oberammergau

A small town in Bavaria of just over 5000 people, but widely known because of its ten-yearly performance of its Passion Play. A very attractive town with murals on its buildings, and a tradition of wood-carving. The Passion Play was promised in the 17th century as a once-a-decade event if the inhabitants were spared the bubonic plague.
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Ulverston

A town in Cumbria.

The town where Stan Laurel, of the famous comedy team "Laurel and Hardy", was born
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Nimes

A city in Southern France, established very many centuries ago and becoming a Roman colony in the first century BC. (Or do I mean the last century BC?) Subject to many vicissitudes of fortune over the years, it is now a tourist area. Known as much as anything as the textile centre which gave as denim, named from the city, and perhaps the most widely used fabric in the world. My guess, not something I have read.

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Swansea,

A coastal city in South Wales that incorporates, the City itself, Mumbles and the Gower coast
Your holiday in Swansea, Mumbles and Gower can be filled with beaches, events, activities, great places to stay, walking, surfing, gardens and more for you to explore
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Ashford

Town in Kent. Voted the 4th best place to live in in Britain in 2005. [What were the other three?] Affected by an earthquake in 2007.
It's history is as an agriculture and market centre and is still important as that.
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Detroit

Though founded in 1701, it only became the city we associate with automotive development and manufacture in the 1950s. In the first decade of the 21st century the city's population reduced by 25%. Having filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, Detroit is now a mere shadow of the era of Motown and those cop dramas of the 70s.
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Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River.
It is well known as the home of the Shroud of Turin, the football teams Juventus F.C. and Torino F.C., and the headquarters of automobile manufacturers FIAT, Lancia and Alfa Romeo.

It is often referred to as "the Capital of the Alps", and is also known as "the Automobile Capital of Italy"



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Nice:

The International Civil Aviation Organization airport code of Nice Côte d'Azur Airport is LFMN, which gives little clue as to its location within France. The town was founded by Greeks who had already settled in what is now Marseilles about 350 years before Christ.
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Eilat is Israel's southernmost city, a busy port and popular resort located at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on the Gulf of Aqaba.
The city's beaches, coral reef, nightlife and desert landscapes make it a popular destination for domestic and international tourism.



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Teddington

A suburban town in west London.

Home of Teddington Studios where historically, many classic series were recorded in Studio 1. These include all of Tommy Cooper's shows produced by Thames Television (1973-1980), The Benny Hill Show, Bless This House, George and Mildred, Man About the House and long-running light entertainment series such as This is Your Life and Opportunity Knocks. The final four series made by Morecambe and Wise were also produced at Teddington's Studio 1 by Thames Television.

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Nanjing [often known as Nanking]

Large city in Eastern China, it is to hold the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. [Speaking not quite of which, Tokyo has been chosen to host the whatever Olympics.] Nanjing is famous for the massacre by Japanese in 1937. On a very tiny board (about 8 or 9 active members) I belong to discussion of why this is not as well known as the Jewish holocaust has elicited over 50 posts. Nanjing has over 7 million inhabitants.
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Greenwich: Situated on the River Thames, Maritime Greenwich is a World Heritage Site and home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Meridian Line. Most famous landmarks include Cutty Sark, the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, and Sir Christopher Wren’s Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich Park with glorious high views over London. Only 20 minutes from Central London, Greenwich is easy to reach by Docklands Light Railway, tube, rail, bus or riverboat. Greenwich became a Royal Borough on 3rd February 2012, the year Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee. It's the first borough to be awarded Royal status in more than 80 years and is one of only four others.
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Helston

A town in Cornwall at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsular, is also the most southerly town in the UK




The former tin mining and cattle market town is best known for the annual Furry Dance (known locally as the Flora Dance), said to originate from the medieval period.
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Nicaea:

Now part of Iznik in northern Turkey (not too far from Troy, modern-day Hissarlik). The First Council of Nicaea was held here in 325, which finalised the nature of Jesus and his relationship with God and established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the first full moon following the Spring Equinox.
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Amsterdam:

....is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands. Its status as the Dutch capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although Amsterdam is not the seat of the Dutch government which is The Hague. ......

<tati> Amsterdam is one of the most bicycle-friendly large cities in the world and is a centre of bicycle culture with good facilities for cyclists such as bike paths and bike racks, and several guarded bike storage garages (fietsenstalling) which can be used for a nominal fee. In 2013, there were about 1,200,000 bicycles in Amsterdam outnumbering the amount of citizens in the city
... Eat your heart out Boris! <fweeee>
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Melton Mowbray

in the County of Leicestershire

Home to the eponymous Pork Pie
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Yalta:

An ancient town on the Crimean peninsula (which I believe was called, in ancient times, Tauric Chersones - compare Golden Chersonese) at which Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt held their Yalta Conference in February 1945. The region as a whole later became, effectively, a sanatorium for the Russian workers who otherwise had nowhere else to have a much needed holiday in Soviet times.
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Ambleside

In the county of Cumbria


A pretty and picturesque town at the head of Lake Windermere in the Lake District
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Exeter

...was the most south-westerly Roman fortified settlement in Britain. Exeter Cathedral, founded in the early 12th century, became Anglican at the time of the 16th century Reformation. The Exeter Book, an original manuscript and one of the most important documents in Anglo-Saxon literature, is kept in the vaults of the cathedral. The Exeter Book dates back to the 10th century and is one of four manuscripts that between them contain virtually all the surviving poetry in Old English. It includes most of the more highly regarded shorter poems, some religious pieces, and a series of riddles, a handful of which are famously lewd. Some of the riddles are inscribed on a highly polished steel obelisk in the High Street, placed there on 30th March 2005. Exeter is twinned with Rennes in France, Bad Homburg in Germany, Yaroslavl in Russia, and Terracina in Italy.
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Raglan

In the County of Monmouthshire




The eponymous clothing sleeve was named after the 1st Baron Raglan
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Nailsworth is a pleasant market town in the Cotswolds. Over the past decade the small town centre has been reinvigorated and besides numerous restaurants and cafes now boasts a number of unusual and high-quality shops, you will find two bakers, a delicatessen with a fishmonger, one hardware store, two butchers, craft shops, bookshops, art galleries and a gardening shop. Nailsworth is a Fairtrade Town.
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Heathrow



A hamlet, an isolated row of cottages on the north western edge of the historic highwaymen's lair of Hounslow Heath.
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Wimbledon

....a suburban district of southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Merton, situated within Greater London. The 'Village' has numerous cafes, bars and shops set amongst some handsome period buildings and open spaces. Principally famous worldwide for being the home of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships... <angrytennisplayer>



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Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes became a Roman colony sometime before 28 BC.

The Emperor Augustus gave the town a ring of ramparts six kilometres long, reinforced by fourteen towers; two gates remain today: the Porta Augusta and the Porte de France. An aqueduct was built to bring water from the hills to the north. Where this crossed the River Gard between Uzes and Remoulins, the spectacular Pont du Gard was built.

Nîmes is historically known for its textiles. Denim, the fabric of blue jeans, derives its name from this city (Serge de Nîmes).
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Stoke On Trent


Home of "The Potteries" and well known manufacturers such as Denby, Aynsley, Wedgewood, Royal Doulton and others.
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Torremolinos...

...is a municipality on the Costa del Sol of the Mediterranean, immediately to the west of the city of Málaga, in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain...known for it's beachfront hotels and renovated old town area with wonderful orange trees, Torremolinos is overflowing with restaurants and bars...
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Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist destinations.

Siena is famous for its cuisine, art, museums, medieval buildings and the Palio, a horse race held twice a year.
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Aldershot

In the county of Hampshire


Home of the British Army since the mid-18th century
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Telford ...

It exists - that's all you need to know.
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Dartford .... Kentish birthplace of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

It is twinned with Namyangju, South Korea.
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Droitwich
A town in Worcestershire


On pre and post WW2 radios, Droitwich used to be a prominent name on the station selector dial
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Hendon

Hendon is the location of Hendon Police College (partially built on the site of the old Hendon Aerodrome), where the Metropolitan Police train their officers - man, they've got a lot to answer for!
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Norwich ...

A cathedral city, which also has an incredible 57 churches within the city walls, where (one) of my best friends lives...near the Colmans Mustard factory which also makes mint sauce - on any weekday, you can always tell which one's on the production line ....
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Hradec Králové

A city in northern Bohemia, near the Polish border. The name means "The Queen's Castle," not a reference to the prowess of Czech grandmasters but to it being part of the dowry of a Polish princess who married a Bohemian king in medieval times. Also Josef Čapek made his home here, the man who invented the word robot, which was later used by his brother Karel in his 1920 play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots). I also happen to know there's a farm on the outskirts of the city that supplies (to individual visitors) car fuel produced from chicken dung!
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Evesham


The orchard of England
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Margate

Famous as a holiday destination for London's working class for the last couple of centuries. It's also the place where I saw the wierdest piece of graffiti I've ever seen - on a huge section of the sea defences towards Westgate-on-Sea someone had written, in 10ft characters with a piece of the chalk that's lying all around the area, "BBC CON - SUNDAY EDITION OF RADIO 4'S DESERT ISLAND DISCS IS PRE-RECORDED!"

Strange - but true!
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Effingham is an English village in the Borough of Guildford in Surrey, bordering Mole Valley.

That's about it, really.
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Margate II ..being revamped not only by Mary 'Queen of Shops' Portas with her meagre government budget for reprising uk high streets, but by a Town Regeneration Development and with the opening of the Tate's Turner Contemporary art museum, which I loved when I visited when it opened in 2011, plus a clutch of new boutique hotels, and restaurants opening up along the cut, Margate is certainly on the UP! Dreamland, where I spent a lot of my mis-spent youth on my family's two-week annual holiday as a child & teen, is supposed to be being restored to help with this regeneration, rising like a phoenix from the ashes to glory, but political and commercial disputes are preventing its progress, much to the chagrin of designer Wayne Hemingway, who won the contract to bring forth such a revival...although there is hope after the Court of Appeal decision reported in yesterday's news article in Kentonline... http://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet_extra/news/oh-we-do-like-to-8501
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Emerald (also called Emerald Grove and Laverne) is a ghost town in Crockett County, Texas, United States. The community's elevation and exact geographic coordinates are unknown, as nothing remains of the town, however it is said to be located between the hills of the Edwards Plateau. As Crockett County was organized in 1890 and Ozona became the county seat, the entire town of Emerald moved to Ozona. In 1897 the last remaining building in Emerald, the school house, was moved to Ozona.
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Dover


Gateway to mainland Europe
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Reading - pronounced Reding

...is a university town and a commercial centre, with involvement in information technology and insurance, and, despite its proximity to London, has a net inward commuter flow. Every year it hosts the Reading Festival, one of England's biggest music festivals.
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Grantham -

is a south Lincolnshire market town which boasts many claims to fame. For instance, The Angel and Royal Hotel on the High Street was originally a court of King John. The George Shopping Centre, a former coaching inn, mentioned in Charles Dickens’ Nicholas Nickleby. Sir Isaac Newton was the most famous pupil of Grantham’s Kings School. More recently, Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher was born in the town and Britain’s first policewoman served here.

Though its biggest claim to fame will be that it is 35 miles from the abode of the greatest living forummer ever.
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Martinborough

A town of 1500 inhabitants about an hour from Wellington, NZ. Mostly known for its wine and food, with about 30 vineyards close by mostly with Pinot noir. Restaurants and cafes abound too.
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Huntingdon

The seat of the eventual prime minister John Major and wait for it...Oliver Cromwell. Historic market town, chartered by King John in 1205. Near to Alconbury American airbase which was the first place in Uk mainland that when I visited you needed a British passport !?!? Also even tho born in Cambridge, Huntingdon was my home for the first six months of my life. It boasts a good cinema.
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Nice...pron. nis or neice...

...holiday playground of the rich and famous and the fifth most popular city in France...located on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, it's the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast after Marseille. Attracting tourists, Nice is the second most popular French city after Paris, a fact which, combined with the difficulties of land travel at long distance (partly because of the Alps), allows it to have the third busiest airport in France in terms of passenger numbers in any given year. It's Promenade des Anglais, leading from Nice's downtown, beginning at Place Masséna and running parallel to the promenade in a section of the city is known as the "Zone Pietonne", or "Pedestrian Zone". Cars are not allowed making this avenue a popular walkway where tourists can find a fine selection of restaurants, specializing in various types of cuisine, including Niçoise, Italian, and Spanish. There is also a large selection of cafés where one can sit and enjoy an apéritif, as well as several bakeries with coffee, cake, and a terrace. There are also plenty of small shops selling clothing, shoes, and souvenirs.
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East Finchley ~ Next to Finchley, my home as a first year at university in London. east Finchley is a zone four? underground sation. At the time the headquarters of Mcdonalds was in East Finchley. Also the constituency of the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher. Also at the time East Finchley station did not have toilets, which I found out to my cost one day going to university. Thereby bring to the fore a latent dread of being in an environment with no wc.


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Yeovil


A town in Somerset where among many other things, the Royal Navy has its headquarters of the Fleet Air Arm.
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Leeds....is the cultural, financial and commercial heart of the West Yorkshire Urban Area, which at the 2011 census had a population of 1.8 million; it has a university, a football club and an airport
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Stockholm - Very cold in winter and acceptable in Summer. The capital of Sweden. Built on waterways. Served by Arlanda Airport, a 50 minute journey. Swedish is spoken, jag talar inte svenska sa bra, but all the swear words. Very expensive, a somasa in 1991 cost 4 pounds for one. same price as a half a lager. Very very clean. escalators on the underground system only move when someone steps on it, square toilet seats, way before here, very clean, did I say that, it has changed apparently.

Oh if you see any drunk men passed out, they are not Swedish they are Finnish.
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Maldon

In Essex


Famous for centuries for its Sea Salt
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And surely for the Battle of Maldon, both the event and the poem, which I tried to read in Old English while on holiday, but didn't get very far, even though there were notes and a vocabulary at the back.

New York - aside from its size and importance generally, it is known for a certain eccentricity where anything can be seen on its streets. Originally New Amsterdam, its name is for the Duke of York, who became James II. (One can think of more admirable people for a city/state to be named after. But New York has well and truly made a name for itself, and is not associated in people's minds with any old Yorks.)


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Karachi

is the largest and most populous metropolitan city of Pakistan . The city has an estimated population of 23.5 million people as of 2011, and a density of nearly 6,000 people per square kilometre (15,500 per square mile).Karachi is the 3rd-largest city in the world by population within city limits, the 11th largest urban agglomeration in the world and the largest city in the Muslim world. It is Pakistan's centre of banking, industry, economic activity and trade and is home to Pakistan's largest corporations, including those involved in textiles, shipping, automotive industry, entertainment, the arts, fashion, advertising, publishing, software development and medical research. The city is a hub of higher education in South Asia and the Muslim world.

That is from wiki impressive.

My interaction with Karachi - My Uncle's degree which should have lasted three years, lasted seven during the nineties because of the political demonstrations. It lost its position as the capital city because imo it was built on rolling plains and would offer little cover if Pakistan ever got raided, so the capital was built and designated Islamabad (which could be the next city in this thread after KarachI ) which was situated in the mountainous north.

And a friend of mine went a bought back a t-shirt which said I got crabs in Karachi - with an illustration of a birds eye view of a standard crab. lol


Karachi Kops ~ BBC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-06K9fG_LU

A documentary fly-on-the-wall look at a Karachi police station.
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Ilfracombe


A holiday town in North Devon
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EVESHAM


Scene of the Battle of Evesham was one of the two main battles of 13th century England's Second Barons' War. It marked the defeat of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and the rebellious barons by Prince Edward – later King Edward I – who led the forces of his father, King Henry III. It took place on 4 August 1265, near the town of Evesham, Worcestershire.

Also it was one of the areas chosen to illustrate the different agricultural systems in the world during Geography lessons for O levels, the Vale of Evesham was used as an example of intensive farming as opposed to western Africa.
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Mainz is the capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.

In antiquity Mainz was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire; it was founded as a military post by the Romans in the late 1st century BC. The city is famous as the home of the invention of the movable-type printing press, as the first books printed using movable type were manufactured in Mainz by Gutenberg in the early 1450s.
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Zemple

is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 93 at the 2010 census
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Ealing.

...a suburban district of west London, England and best known for its film studios, which are the oldest in the world and are known especially for the Ealing comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets, Passport to Pimlico, The Ladykillers and The Lavender Hill Mob. The studios were taken over by the BBC in 1955, with one consequence being that Ealing locations appeared in television programmes including Doctor Who (notably within an iconic 1970 sequence in which deadly shop mannequins menaced local residents) to Monty Python's Flying Circus. Most recently these studios have been used for making films, including Notting Hill and The Importance of Being Earnest and St Trinian's, a remake of the classic film, was produced by Ealing Studios; some locations in Ealing can be seen in this film. Quite remarkably, Ealing now lacks any cinema houses in which to show these films; the Ealing Empire cinema has now been closed since 2008. Although renovation has now begun on the New Broadway street cinema in late 2012; with plans for a 20 screen Cineplex and a Film museum. Work is due to be complete in mid-2014. Local group Pitshanger Pictures shows classic movies in St Barnabas Millennium Hall on Pitshanger Lane. Ealing has a theatre on Mattock Lane, Questors Theatre.
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Gilgit



Gilgit was an important city on the Silk Road. It is now the the capital city the of newly created Gilgit District within the Gilgit-Baltistan territory of Pakistan

The Dards and Shinas appear in many of the old Pauranic lists of peoples who lived in the region, with the former also mentioned in Ptolemy's accounts of the region. Two famous travellers, Faxian and Xuanzang, traversed Gilgit according to their accounts.

In 1935, the British demanded Jammu and Kashmir to lease them Gilgit town plus most of the Gilgit Agency and the hill-states Hunza, Nagar, Yasin and Ishkoman for 60 years. Maharaja Hari Singh had no choice but to acquiesce. The leased region was then treated as part of British India, administered by a Political Agent at Gilgit responsible to Delhi, first through the Resident in Jammu and Kashmir and later a British Agent in Peshawar



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Taupo - a lovely town in the centre of NZ's North Island, situated on the edge of Lake Taupo, the largest lake in NZ. It was formed by a volcanic explosion. Taupo is not too big at about 20,000 people and has various attractions, outdoor activities, especially water-based, the nearby Huka Falls, some nice eating places, and an attractive look. It was first built in 1869 as an Armed Constabulary outpost, though the area had been settled by Maori several hundred years earlier.
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Olney
In North Buckinghamshire.





The town where the then vicar, The Reverend John Newton, wrote the internationally famous hymn, "Amazing Grace"
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Yonkers

...is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of New York (behind New York City, Buffalo, and Rochester), and the most populous city in Westchester County. Yonkers borders the New York City borough of the Bronx and is located two miles north of Manhattan at the cities' closest points. The city is home to several attractions: the Hudson River Museum, the Sherwood House, the Science Barge, Cross County Shopping Center, Ridge Hill Shopping Center, and Yonkers Raceway, a harness racing track that has renovated its grounds and clubhouse and added legalized video slot machine gambling in 2006 in a "racino" called Empire City. There are also many large shopping areas along Central Park Avenue (NY 100), informally called "Central Ave" by area residents, a name it takes officially a few miles north in White Plains.
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Sidmouth is a town situated on the English Channel coast in Devon, South West England, 15 miles southeast of Exeter. It has a population of about 15,000, of whom 60% are over 65. It is a tourist resort and a gateway to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. A large part of it has been designated a conservation area[.
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Hunstanton

known colloquially as 'Sunny Hunny', is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, facing the Wash. Hunstanton is an east coast town but faces west and is one of the few places on the east coast in England where the sun can be seen to set over the sea. It is also the nearest beach to my house/home.
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Naseby is a small village in the District of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England.

The Battle of Naseby took place on 14 June 1645, during the English Civil War. In the area called Broad Moor a small distance north of the village the Royalist forces, commanded by King Charles I, battled the Roundhead army commanded by Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron. The battle resulted in a decisive Royalist defeat.
Surprisingly, the village records omit any mention of this event, and the parish register of 1645 makes absolutely no mention to the battle, with the vicar only recording one birth in the parish on the day of the battle.
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Yerevan

Is the capital city of Armenia and only one of four capital cities to begin with a Y. It is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of the country. It has been the capital since 1918, the 13th in the history of Armenia.

The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC by king Argishti I at the western extreme of the Ararat plain. Is that Mount Ararat? the Ark?
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Northampton


Traditional home of boot and shoe makers
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Nuneaton

is the largest town in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth and in the English county of Warwickshire The population of Nuneaton's eleven wards in 2011 was 81,877.

Nuneaton is most famous for its associations with the 19th century author George Eliot, who was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for much of her early life. In her novel Scenes of Clerical Life (1858), "Milby" is the thinly disguised market town of Nuneaton.

The Nuneaton Built-up area is a conurbation based around Nuneaton and several surrounding villages, including Hartshill and Bulkington, and had a population of 92,968 according to the 2011 census] This is significantly down on the 2001 census population of 132,236 the decrease occurring mainly because Hinckley no longer forms part of the built-up area.

That is from wiki, all I know is that there is a joke where Nuneaton is the answer, whether it is to do with sisters of mercy or ethiopia I don't know.
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Naples - ancient Italian city of almost a million people. World Heritage site. Tends to be associated with the Mafia, corruption and rubbish, but also for its cultural life, music and pizza.
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Nov 27 2013, 02:14 PM
Maldon

In Essex


Famous for centuries for its Sea Salt
And its battle (991).

SOCHI

Venue for next year's Winter Olympics, favourite resort of Vladimir Putin and, therefore, recipient of every government grant and favour going.
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I took The Battle of Maldon with me to Britain, but though I quite enjoyed Old English at university, it was beyond me now, and even with a glossary and interpretations it took me too long to read a couple of pages. Not helped by the glossary having a word like 'gelaedden' under the word 'liden' (made-up words by me, so not worthy of being corrected), so it took me ages often to find them.

INVERCARGILL

The city I went to secondary school at, right down the south of NZ. Is it the most southern city in the world? Known for its cold weather (it's not that bad really), very wide streets, and the mayor, who was a student radical when I was at university, stood for a few mayoralties and got kicked out. He is now the longest-serving mayor in NZ, famed for his very wide constant smile, and Invercargill, considered a conservative place (though I find conservative places are often less so than their reputation), has continued to vote him in for about 15 years now.
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LONDON

Where do I start ... ? Perhaps, more to the point, where could I finish ... ?!
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Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in the north-central part of the state.
Perhaps the biggest factor in drawing visitors to Nashville is its association with country music. Many visitors to Nashville attend live performances of the Grand Ole Opry, the world's longest running live radio show. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is another major attraction relating to the popularity of country music. The Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, the Opry Mills regional shopping mall and the General Jackson showboat, are all located in what is known as Music Valley
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Dec 10 2013, 03:00 PM
LONDON

Where do I start ... ? Perhaps, more to the point, where could I finish ... ?!
with Me! <laugh>
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Just an aside - I think there is not a single, goatpost, watering hole, village, town, district, region, city or province that begin with the letter E.
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chocster
Dec 12 2013, 12:07 PM
Just an aside - I think there is not a single, goatpost, watering hole, village, town, district, region, city or province that begin with the letter E.
Apart from:

Edinburgh, Scotland
Edmonton, Canada
El Paso, US
Eugene, US
Exeter, England
Essen, Germany etc etc etc
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Lol, forgot the important bit, in Pakistan.
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chocster
Dec 12 2013, 03:46 PM
Lol, forgot the important bit, in Pakistan.

Eargar Khel Federally Administered Tribal Areas Pakistan
Edan Bhutto Sindh Pakistan
Edil Khān Balochistan Pakistan
Ehal North-West Frontier Province Pakistan
Ehsanpur Punjab Pakistan

etc, etc, etc

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You win, my bad. Or should I say hi there a bad (hyderabad). You have better Google skills and I had no knowledge of them.
Edited by chocster, Dec 12 2013, 04:22 PM.
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