16 February 2024 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Stow-on-the-Wold is a
market town and
civil parish in
Gloucestershire , England, on top of an 800-foot (244 m) hill at the junction of main roads through the
Cotswolds , including the
Fosse Way (A429), which is of Roman origin. The town was founded by
Norman lords to absorb trade from the roads converging there.
Fairs have been held by royal charter since 1330; a horse fair is still held on the edge of town nearest to Oddington in May and October each year.
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8 February 2024 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Rye is a town and
civil parish in the
Rother district of
East Sussex , England, two miles (three kilometres) from the sea at the confluence of three rivers: the
Rother , the
Tillingham and the
Brede . An important member of the mediaeval
Cinque Ports confederation, it was at the head of an
embayment of the
English Channel , and almost entirely surrounded by the sea.
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19 January 2024 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Bibury is a village and
civil parish in
Gloucestershire , England. It is on the
River Coln , a
Thames tributary that rises in the same (
Cotswold ) District. The village centre is 6.5 miles (10.5 kilometres) northeast of
Cirencester .
Arlington Row is a nationally notable
architectural conservation area depicted on the inside cover of some
British passports . It is a major destination for tourists visiting the traditional rural villages,
tea houses and many
historic buildings of the Cotswold District; it is one of six places in the country featured in
Mini-Europe ,
Brussels . The world’s first
horse racing club, The Bibury Club, was formed in 1681 and held race meetings on Macaroni Downs above the village until the early 20th century.
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14 January 2024 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Longleat is a
stately home about 4 miles (7 km) west of
Warminster in
Wiltshire , England. A leading and early example of the
Elizabethan prodigy house , it is a
Grade I listed building and the seat of the
Marquesses of Bath .
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6 January 2024 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Unst (
Scots : Unst;
Norn : Ønst) is one of the
North Isles of the
Shetland Islands ,
Scotland . It is the northernmost of the inhabited
British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after
Mainland and
Yell . It has an area of 46 sq mi (120 km²).
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4 January 2024 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Evesham is a
market town and
parish in the
Wychavon district of
Worcestershire , in the
West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between
Worcester ,
Cheltenham and
Stratford-upon-Avon . It lies within the Vale of Evesham, an area comprising the
flood plain of the
River Avon , which has been renowned for
market gardening . The town centre, situated within a
meander of the river, is subjected regularly to flooding.
The 2007 floods were the most severe in
recorded history .
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29 November 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Clovelly is a privately owned harbour village in the
Torridge district of
Devon , England. The settlement and surrounding land belongs to John Rous who inherited it from his mother in 1983. He belongs to the Hamlyn family who have managed the village since 1738.
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27 November 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Bournemouth is a
coastal resort town on the south coast in the
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole borough of
Dorset , England. The town’s urban subdivision had a population of 187,503 at the 2011 census making it the largest town in the county; the town is part of the
South East Dorset conurbation , which has a population of 465,000.
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12 November 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , London
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Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden is an 80 ha (200-acre)
studio complex in
Leavesden in
Watford ,
Hertfordshire , in the
East of England . Formerly known as Leavesden Film Studios and still colloquially known as Leavesden Studios or simply Leavesden, it is a film and media complex owned by
Warner Bros. The studios were all converted from an aircraft factory and airfield called Leavesden Aerodrome, a centre of British aircraft production during
World War II . The nearest railway station is
King’s Langley which is a walking distance of 1.3 miles (2.1 km).
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