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Preston Plucknett is a suburb of Yeovil in Somerset, England. It was once a small village, and a separate civil parish until 31 March 1930, when it was absorbed into the neighbouring parishes of Yeovil, Brympton and West Coker. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Preston" when its lord was Ansger of Montacute. In the 13th century, Alan de Plugenet was lord of the manor and added his surname to Preston. Following the 20th century expansion of Yeovil, Preston Plucknett became little mor
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View pinBlessingbourne House
Blessingbourne House is a large Elizabethan style manor-house located in parkland near Fivemiletown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, stands as a notable historical and architectural site. Designed by Frederick Pepys Cockerell, the current structure was constructed between 1870 and 1874.
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View pinAbbey Barn, Yeovil
The Abbey Barn in Preston Plucknett, Yeovil, Somerset, England was built around 1420 by John Stourton, in conjunction with the Abbey Farm House. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building, and Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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View pinScrewfix
Screwfix Direct Limited, trading as Screwfix, is a retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in July 1999 by Kingfisher plc, which also owns B&Q, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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View pinYeovil Rural District
Yeovil was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974.
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View pinSalford City F.C.
Salford City Football Club is a professional football club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system.
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View pinThe Heys School
The Heys School is a coeducational secondary school located in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England.
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View pinFoley Park Halt railway station
Foley Park Halt was the first stop on the GWR Kidderminster to Bewdley loop line which now forms part of the Severn Valley Railway. It was located in the Kidderminster suburb of Foley Park where the railway went under the A451 Stourport Road. Facilities included a single wooden platform, a ticket booth and a Pagoda Platform Shelter.
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View pinFletcher's Canal
Fletcher's Canal was a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) long canal in Greater Manchester, which connected the Wet Earth Colliery to the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal at Clifton Aqueduct. The canal is now derelict and no longer used.
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View pinBramcote, Warwickshire
Bramcote is a village in the Rugby district of Warwickshire in England. It lies approximately 3.3 miles (5.3 km) south-east of Nuneaton, between the Ashby Canal and the River Anker. Historically, Bramcote was a dispersed settlement rather than a nucleated village. Today, its main population centre is Gamecock Barracks, which lies to the south of the B4114 road and west of the M69 motorway. In 2001, Bramcote's population was 321, which included the hamlet of Bramcote Mains a quarter of a mile to
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View pinHeaton Park Tramway
The Heaton Park Tramway is a heritage tramway that operates within Heaton Park, a large municipal park in the English city of Manchester. It is operated by the Manchester Transport Museum Society, a registered charity.
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View pinBedworth
Bedworth is a market town in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire, England. It is situated between Coventry, 5 miles (8.0 km) to the south, and Nuneaton, 3 miles (5 km) to the north. In the 2021 census the town had a population of 31,090. The town is pronounced locally as "Beduth", but as "Bedworth" almost everywhere else.
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View pinHeaton Park
Heaton Park is a public park in Prestwich, Bury, Greater Manchester, England, covering an area of over 600 acres (242.8 ha). The park includes the grounds of a Grade I listed, neoclassical 18th century country house, Heaton Hall. The hall, remodelled by James Wyatt in 1772, is now only open to the public on an occasional basis as a museum and events venue. It is the biggest park in Greater Manchester, and also one of the largest municipal parks in Europe.
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View pinAsh Green, Warwickshire
Ash Green is a village in the Nuneaton and Bedworth borough of Warwickshire, England. It forms part of the Coventry and Bedworth urban area.
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View pinPrestwich Hospital
Prestwich Hospital is a mental health facility in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England.
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View pinBulkington railway station
Bulkington was a railway station on the Trent Valley Line serving the village of Bulkington, Warwickshire, England. The station was opened along with the line in 1847, and was closed in 1931.
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View pinGreat Heaton
Great Heaton is a former civil parish, it was and hundred of Salford, in Lancashire, England. It was occupied land between Prestwich and Manchester, near Heaton Park.
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View pinMiners' Welfare Park
Miners' Welfare Park is the premier urban park in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England.
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View pinHeaton Park BT Tower
The Heaton Park BT Tower is a 238-foot (73 m) tall concrete telecommunications tower located next to Heaton Park Reservoir in Manchester, England. Heaton Park BT Tower is one of the few British towers built of reinforced concrete, and one of seven BT towers of the 'Chilterns' design.
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View pinArena Park Shopping Centre
Arena Park Shopping Centre is a shopping park in Coventry, England. It is located in the north of the city and adjacent to the boundary with the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire. It was constructed at the same time as the neighbouring Coventry Building Society Arena where Coventry City play at, from which it takes its name. It was built upon the site of the former Foleshill Gasworks which encompassed the area of the Shopping Centre and the arena. It is owned by Tesco plc. It is som
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View pinParrenthorn High School
Parrenthorn High School is a comprehensive school located in Prestwich in the English county of Greater Manchester. The school was rated "Good" in all categories in its 2023 Ofsted inspection. The head teacher is Mr C. Bell, replacing Mr M. Fitzgerald who retired in 2016 after 12 years in post.
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View pinNuneaton Academy
Nuneaton Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.
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View pinKersal
Kersal is a district of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Manchester city centre.
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View pinLake Harrison
Lake Harrison or Lake Bosworth is the name given to a lake that in parts of the Last Glacial Period may have covered much of the Midlands in England around Warwick, Birmingham and Leicester. It is suggested that it was formed when ice sheets over Wales and Northern England blocked drainage north-eastwards, trapping a lake between this and the Cotswolds. Finally the lake made two overflow courses, until drainage by the Cole and Soar could resume due to glacial retreat:South-east. Across the Fenny
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