"West Caister West Caister is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated just inland from the coast, some from the seaside resort of Caister-on-Sea and north of the town of Great Yarmouth. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 195 in 83 households, reducing to a population of 175 in 72 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. West Caister is the site of Caister Castle, a 15th-century moated castle built"
"Fort site of Caister-on-Sea lies a few miles to the northeast. The site is owned by the Norfolk Archaeological Trust, with the walls in the care of English Heritage. The site is freely open to the public. A major access and interpretation scheme has been created by the Trust, with funding and collaboration from Natural England and English Heritage. Interpretation panels in the car park area and around the fort provide information for visitors. An all-weather path around the property is wheelchair friendly and allows disabled visitors to reach as far as the river. Burgh Castle is the Roman fort"
"Clifton-upon-Teme Clifton-upon-Teme is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. Named after the River Teme which runs nearby, it has a village shop, parish church (dedicated to Saint Kenelm), nursery and primary school, village hall, veterinary surgery, garage and two pubs, the New Inn and the Lion. There are two grade II* buildings in Clifton-upon-Teme: the parish church of St Kenelm, The village is an excellent example of an Anglo-Saxon settlement overlooking the River Teme, situated on the ancient salt route that led from Droitwich to Leominster. The earliest surviving mention"
"Caistor Caistor is a town and civil parish situated in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. As its name implies, it was originally a Roman castrum or fortress. It lies at the north-west edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, on the Viking Way, and just off the A46 between Lincoln and Grimsby, at the A46, A1084, A1173 and B1225 junction. It has a population of 2,601. Its name comes from the Anglo-Saxon ""ceaster"" (""Roman camp"" or ""town"") and was given in the ""Domesday Book"" as ""Castre"". Only a few fragments of the 4th-century walls remain; for example, the original Roman"
"River Winster The River Winster is a river in the English county of Cumbria. The Winster was the boundary between the ancient counties of Lancashire and Westmorland. It has a relatively small catchment area; other streams flow parallel to it on either side. The Winster is about 20 km or 12 miles long, and rises about 2 km south of Bowness-on-Windermere, between the hamlets of Winster and Storrs (the latter is on Windermere) and follows a southerly course, flowing past the settlements of Ludderburn, Hartbarrow and Bowland Bridge, before it is joined by Arndale Beck at Bridge House. From there,"
"revealed at low tide. In 1976, a free rock festival was held in Seasalter after a forced move away from the chosen site in Tangmere. Seasalter Seasalter is a village (and district council ward) in the Canterbury District of Kent, England. It is located by the sea on the north coast of Kent, between the towns of Whitstable and Faversham, facing the Isle of Sheppey across the estuary of the River Swale. The settlement of Yorkletts is included in the ward. It is approximately five miles (8 km) north of Canterbury. Historically, Seasalter came to prominence as a centre for"
"Bicester Bicester ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in England. This historic market centre is one of the fastest growing towns in Oxfordshire. Development has been favoured by its proximity to junction 9 of the M40 motorway linking it to London, Birmingham and Banbury. It has good road links to Oxford, Kidlington, Brackley, Buckingham, Aylesbury and Witney, as well as railway stations on two axes; Bicester North and Bicester Village. It has its own town council, approximately a one quarter of the population hence ward contribution to the District Council and"
"the United Kingdom. Bicester Bicester ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in England. This historic market centre is one of the fastest growing towns in Oxfordshire. Development has been favoured by its proximity to junction 9 of the M40 motorway linking it to London, Birmingham and Banbury. It has good road links to Oxford, Kidlington, Brackley, Buckingham, Aylesbury and Witney, as well as railway stations on two axes; Bicester North and Bicester Village. It has its own town council, approximately a one quarter of the population hence ward contribution to the"
"Charminster Charminster is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated on the River Cerne and A352 road north of the county town Dorchester. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 2,940. The village name derives from the River Cerne and the small 'minster' church of St Mary, resulting in ""Cerneminster"" (recorded in 1223), which eventually evolved into Charminster. The village, which includes Wolfeton House, was the place of origin of Richard Norman and family, one of the Planters of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in America, who arrived there in ca. 1626. Scientist Margaret Bastock"
"parapet) on the river at Another packhorse bridge (Probably 17th-century. Grade II listed) is on a tributary of the River Winster at , adjacent to A5074 road. River Winster The River Winster is a river in the English county of Cumbria. The Winster was the boundary between the ancient counties of Lancashire and Westmorland. It has a relatively small catchment area; other streams flow parallel to it on either side. The Winster is about 20 km or 12 miles long, and rises about 2 km south of Bowness-on-Windermere, between the hamlets of Winster and Storrs (the latter is on Windermere)"
"as ""Chester-on-the-Water"". Currently however, no modern study has entirely rejected or accepted this hypothesis. Irchester Parish Council meets at the village hall once a month. The parish is represented on Borough of Wellingborough Council by three councillors for the ward of Irchester, and on Northamptonshire County Council by one councillor. It is in the parliamentary constituency of Wellingborough; the current Member of Parliament is Peter Bone MP (Conservative). Irchester is in the East Midlands European Parliament constituency. Irchester lies to the south-east of the town of Wellingborough and to the south-west of Rushden, in the east of the county of"
"Minsmere Minsmere is a place in the English county of Suffolk. It is located on the North Sea coast around north of Leiston and south-east of Westleton within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. It is the site of the Minsmere RSPB reserve and the original site of Leiston Abbey. At the Domesday Survey in 1086 Minsmere was known as ""Menesmara"" or ""Milsemere"". It is recorded as having six households headed by freemen with one plough team. The manor, which was in the Hundred of Blythling, was held by Roger Bigot. Ranulf de Glanvill, King Henry II's Lord Chief Justice,"
"with the addition of the Old English word ""ceaster"" '(Roman) fortification' and perhaps through identification with the Old English word ""binn"" 'manger'. Binchester Binchester is a small village in County Durham, England. It has a population of 271. It is situated between Bishop Auckland, which is to the south, and a short distance to the west of Spennymoor. It has a community centre, swing park and football field and is surrounded by countryside. Granville Terrace, the main road through the village, was relaid and renovated in 1991 for the BBC television series ""Challenge Anneka"". Nearby is Binchester Roman Fort. Binchester"
"Grantchester Grantchester is a village and civil parish on the River Cam or Granta in South Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about south of Cambridge. The village of Grantchester is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as ""Grantesete"" and ""Grauntsethe"". It is also mentioned briefly in book IV, chapter 19 of Bede's ""Ecclesiastical History of the English People"". John de Grauntsete, a lawyer who had a successful career as a judge in Ireland, was born in Grantchester, . The present name derives from the common Old English suffix ""-ceaster"" (variously developed as ""-cester"", ""-caster"", and -""chester""), used in names of forts"
"Cheshire Cheshire ( ; archaically the County Palatine of Chester) is a county in North West England, bordering Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south and Flintshire, Wales and Wrexham county borough to the west. Cheshire's county town is Chester; the largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Macclesfield, Northwich, Runcorn, Widnes, Wilmslow, and Winsford. The county covers and has a population of around 1 million. It is mostly rural, with a number of small towns and villages supporting the agricultural and other industries which"
"of part of the Diocese of Chester. Bishop of Carlisle The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle in the Province of York. The diocese covers the county of Cumbria except for Alston Moor and the former Sedbergh Rural District. The see is in the city of Carlisle where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity which was a collegiate church until elevated to cathedral status in 1133. The diocese was created in 1133 by Henry I out of part of the Diocese of Durham. It"
"died in the village in 1982, aged 62. Charminster is in the Charminster and Cerne Valley electoral ward, which stretches from the northern outskirts of Dorchester through Cerne Abbas to Minterne Magna. The total population of this ward at the 2011 census was 4,768. Charminster Charminster is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated on the River Cerne and A352 road north of the county town Dorchester. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 2,940. The village name derives from the River Cerne and the small 'minster' church of St Mary, resulting in ""Cerneminster"""
"Maisemore Maisemore is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the A417 road 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of Gloucester, on the west bank of the River Severn. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 488, reducing to 458 at the 2011 census. The parish includes the hamlet of Overton, north west of the village. Maisemore Bridge connects the village to Alney Island, and provides a viewpoint for the Severn bore. Maisemore Weir and Lock were built in about 1870. The weir is at the upper limit of the tides on the Severn."
"of Minster on Sea in the ME12 postcode district. Minster-on-Sea is a location mentioned in Dickens's ""The Old Curiosity Shop"". The coast here consists of London Clay, and many fossil remains can be found along the beach after the waves have brought down the cliffs. In around AD 670 King Ecgberht of Kent gave land at Minster for his mother Seaxburh of Ely to establish a Benedictine nunnery which was burnt down by the Danes in 855. At some point before the Norman invasion the church was rebuilt and refounded as a Benedictine nunnery, incorporating elements of the original construction"
"Leigh-on-Sea Leigh-on-Sea (), also referred to as Leigh, is a town and civil parish in Essex, England. A district of Southend-on-Sea, with its own town council, it is currently the only civil parish within the borough. Leigh-on-Sea is situated on the northern side of the Thames Estuary, only a few miles from the open waters of the North Sea to the east, and a similar distance from the Kent coast to the south. The coastal environs of the town feature a nature reserve at Two Tree Island and a centrally located beach adjacent to Bell Wharf. At low tide, Leigh's"
"Beaminster Beaminster ( ) is a small town and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the West Dorset administrative district approximately northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is sited in a bowl-shaped valley near the source of the small River Brit. The 2013 mid-year estimate of the population of Beaminster parish is 3,100. In its history Beaminster has been a centre of manufacture of linen and woollens, the raw materials for which were produced in the surrounding countryside. The town experienced three serious fires in the 17th and 18th centuries; the first of these, during the English Civil"
"- a plan of which can be seen in the RAF Manston Museum. Birchington-on-Sea railway station Birchington-on-Sea railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Birchington-on-Sea, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and . The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern. The station is located at one end of the high street and a short distance from the village square. Buses operate from the station to Minnis Bay and Margate on weekdays during peak hours; at other times buses can be caught from the village"
"Birchington-on-Sea Birchington-on-Sea is a village in northeast Kent, England, with a population of around 10,000. It is part of the Thanet district and forms part of the civil parish of Birchington. It lies on the coast facing the North Sea, east of the Thames Estuary, between the seaside resorts of Herne Bay and Margate. As a seaside resort, the village is a tourist and retirement destination. The village's Minnis Bay is a family beach with attractions such as sailing, windsurfing, a paddling pool and coastal walking routes. Its three smaller beaches are surrounded by chalk cliffs, cliff stacks and caves."
"Bradwell-on-Sea Bradwell-on-Sea is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. The village is on the Dengie peninsula. It is located about north-northeast of Southminster and is east from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the District of Maldon in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon whose boundaries were last varied at the United Kingdom General Election, 2010. It has a population of 863, a decline from 877 in the previous census. Bradwell is also the name of an episcopal area within the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford, whose current Bishop (2014) is John Wraw. Bradwell-on-Sea was"
"Dorset Dorset (; archaically: Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the non-metropolitan county, which is governed by Dorset County Council, and the unitary authority areas of Poole and Bournemouth. Covering an area of , Dorset borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east. The county town is Dorchester which is in the south. After the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the county's border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch. Around half of"
"an old-fashioned red phone box. The footballer Robbie Keane owned a house in Barston whilst playing for Coventry City F.C. in the early half of the 1990s. Barston Barston is a village and civil parish in Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. It is about east of Solihull and is located inside a large meander of the River Blythe. The nearest large city is Birmingham, away. According to the 2001 UK Census, the parish had a population of 499, increasing to 533 at the 2011 Census. The village has many historic buildings, some of which are"
"Dunster Dunster is a village, civil parish and former manor within the English county of Somerset, today just within the north-eastern boundary of the Exmoor National Park. It lies on the Bristol Channel coast south-southeast of Minehead and northwest of Taunton. The United Kingdom Census of 2011 recorded a parish population of 817. Iron Age hillforts testify to occupation of the area for thousands of years. The village grew up around Dunster Castle which was built on the Tor by the Norman warrior William I de Moyon (d. post 1090) shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Castle is"
"Lancaster, Lancashire Lancaster (, ) is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is on the River Lune and has a population of 52,234; the wider City of Lancaster local government district has a population of 138,375. Long a commercial, cultural and educational centre, Lancaster gives Lancashire its name. The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal family, whilst the Duchy of Lancaster holds large estates on behalf of Elizabeth II, who is also the Duke of Lancaster. Lancaster is an ancient settlement, dominated by Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory Church and the Ashton Memorial. It is also"
"Lancaster, Lancashire Lancaster (, ) is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is on the River Lune and has a population of 52,234; the wider City of Lancaster local government district has a population of 138,375. Long a commercial, cultural and educational centre, Lancaster gives Lancashire its name. The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal family, whilst the Duchy of Lancaster holds large estates on behalf of Elizabeth II, who is also the Duke of Lancaster. Lancaster is an ancient settlement, dominated by Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory Church and the Ashton Memorial. It is also"
"neighbourhoods and therefore form part of the Greater London Urban Area. A small part of the southwest of the county (Sewardstone) is the only settlement outside Greater London to be covered by a postcode district of the London post town (). With the exception of major towns such as Colchester, Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea, the county is rural, with many small towns, villages and hamlets largely built in the traditional materials of timber and brick, with clay tile or thatched roofs. Industry is largely limited to the south of the county, with the majority of the land elsewhere being given over"
"in the Woodspring district of the county of Avon. Prior to 1974 the parish was part of the Axbridge Rural District. An electoral ward with the same name exists. The ward starts at ""Kewstoke"" on the Bristol Channel then moves inland to Puxton. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 3,380. The parish is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of the Weston-super-Mare county constituency. It is also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament. Being in places only 6 metres above sea level,"
"Cotherstone Cotherstone is a village and civil parish in the Pennine hills, in Teesdale, County Durham, England. Cotherstone lies within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. There was a railway station at Cotherstone on the now-closed Barnard Castle to Middleton-in-Teesdale line. The railway line crossed the River Balder at the Balder Viaduct just north of Cotherstone. Cotherstone cheese is a celebrated"
"Kelstern Kelstern is a hamlet in the civil parish of Calcethorpe with Kelstern, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated north from the A631 road, north-west from Louth and south-east from Binbrook. The parish includes the hamlets of Calcethorpe to the south of Kelstern, and Lambcroft to the north. Kelstern Grade II listed parish church is dedicated to St Faith and is Early English in origin, but was restored in 1886. The Calcethorpe with Kelstern ecclesiastical parish is now incorporated into the larger grouping of the Binbrook Group of Parishes. Calcethorpe, with South Cadeby, immediately"