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York Visitor Tourist Information Guide
York is a walled city, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city is noted for its rich heritage and it has played an important role throughout much of its almost 2,000 year existence. York is a stunning medieval city with a history that goes back to [...]
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK. Granted various Royal Charters from 1512 onwards and incorporated in 1614, it has a population of 20,255 people and is currently Penwith’s principal town. Penzance is in Cornwall. It is a market town and port with a varied and interesting [...]
Continue reading...Oxford Tourist Information Guide
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Oxford is a city, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. It has a population of 151,000. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre. For a distance of some 10 miles (16 km) along the river, in the vicinity of Oxford, the Thames is [...]
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Nottingham is a city in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham is a member of the English Core Cities Group. Nottingham is a city in England known as the “Queen of the Midlands” which is famed for its links with the world-renowned legend Robin Hood. Nottingham City proper has a population of 288,700. The Nottingham [...]
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Newquay is a town, civil parish, seaside resort and fishing port on the north Atlantic coast of Cornwall, Great Britain. It is bounded to the west by the River Gannel and its associated salt marsh, and in the east by the Porth Valley. The town has been expanding inland (south) since it was founded. According [...]
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted city status in 1853. It has a population of 458,100, and lies at the centre of the wider Greater Manchester Urban Area, which has a population of 2,240,230, the United Kingdom’s third largest conurbation. Manchester has the second largest urban zone [...]
Continue reading...London Travel Guide and Tourist Information
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
London is the capital and largest urban area of both England and the United Kingdom. An important settlement for two millennia, London’s history goes back to its founding by the Romans. Since its foundation, London has been part of many movements and phenomena throughout history, including the English Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, and the Gothic [...]
Continue reading...Liverpool Travel Information Guide
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. Liverpool has a population of 435,500, and lies at the centre of the wider Liverpool Urban Area, which has a population of [...]
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Canterbury is a city in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. It lies on the River Stour, and along with the towns of Whitstable and Herne Bay is in the local government district of the City of Canterbury. Canterbury is a cathedral and university city in Kent, in the South East of [...]
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Brighton is a town on the south coast of England and, with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. Brighton is a charming city and famous seaside resort in on the south coast of England, in the county of East Sussex and almost immediately due south of the capital city London (47 [...]
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