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Whitminster
Whitminster is a village and civil parish in the Stroud district, in Gloucestershire, England, on the A38 trunk road approximately 6 miles (10 km) south of Gloucester and 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Stroud. The parish population at the 2011 census was 881. The hamlet of Wheatenhurst is signposted from the A38 at Whitminster. Whitminster is close to Junction 13 of the M5 motorway, with Bristol, South Wales and the south Midlands all within an hour's drive.
Whitminster
Whitminster
Whitminster is a village and civil parish in the Stroud district, in Gloucestershire, England, on the A38 trunk road approximately 6 miles (10 km) south of Gloucester and 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Stroud. The parish population at the 2011 census was 881. The hamlet of Wheatenhurst is signposted from the A38 at Whitminster. Whitminster is close to Junction 13 of the M5 motorway, with Bristol, South Wales and the south Midlands all within an hour's drive.
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Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum
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Local GemsDunderry Lodge was a restaurant in Dunderry, Navan, County Meath, Ireland. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1986–1989. The Michelin Guide awarded the restaurant the "Red M", indicating 'good food at a reasonable price', in the period 1981–1985. The Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in the period 1983-1985 and 1987–1988.
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Kilmaluag
View pinOrfordness Beacon
Local GemsThe Orfordness Rotating Wireless Beacon, known simply as the Orfordness Beacon or sometimes the Black Beacon, was an early radio navigation system introduced by the United Kingdom in July 1929. It allowed the angle to the station to be measured from any aircraft or ship with a conventional radio receiver, and was accurate to about a degree. A second station operating on the same principle was set up to provide wider area coverage and allow two-bearing fixes between Orford Ness and Farnborough Ai
Orfordness Beacon
View pinHaverfordwest Town Museum
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Haverfordwest Town Museum
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Cullen railway station
View pinKurtamyshsky District
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Kurtamyshsky District
View pinScar, Orkney
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Scar, Orkney
View pinTorosay
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Torosay
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Swing Bridge, River Tyne
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Toadmoor Tunnel
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Vale Royal Methodist Church
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Kent and Sussex Crematorium and Cemetery
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Dunorlan Park
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Burham Down
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Mechell, Anglesey
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Kilwinning East railway station
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Monkcastle, North Ayrshire
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Halling railway station
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