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Barnstaple

(Encyclopedia)Barnstaple bärnˈstəpəl [key], town, Devon, SW England, on the Taw River estuary. The river is ...

Banbury

(Encyclopedia)Banbury bănˈbərē [key], town, Oxfordshire, central England, on the Cherwell River. Light ...

Ellesmere Port

(Encyclopedia)Ellesmere Port, town, Cheshire West and Chester, W central England. Ellesmere Port is located on the Manchester Ship Canal near its junction with the Sh...

Newbury

(Encyclopedia)Newbury, town (1991 pop. 31,488), West Berkshire, S central England. In a farming region, Newbury trades in wool, malt, and farm products. Paper, furniture, and metal products are also made. In the Mi...

Northfleet

(Encyclopedia)Northfleet, town (1991 pop. 26,250), Kent, SE England. Shipbuilding and the production of cement and paper are the main industries. In the center of town is a Roman Catholic church designed by George ...

Blyth

(Encyclopedia)Blyth blīᵺ [key], town, Northumberland, NE England, at the mouth of the Blyth River. It is...

Tonbridge and Malling

(Encyclopedia)Tonbridge and Malling tŭnˈbrĭj [key], district (1991 pop. 99,100), Kent, SE England. The town of Tonbridge is mainly residential with light industry, including printing and sawmilling. It is a rail...

Poldhu

(Encyclopedia)Poldhu pôldyo͞oˈ, pôlˈdyo͞o [key], town, Cornwall, SW England. Guglielmo Marconi sent the first transatlantic radio transmission (1901) from Poldhu to Newfoundland. ...

Eden, rivers, England and Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Eden, name of several rivers in England and Scotland. The principal one rises in Cumbria, N England, and flows 65 mi (105 km) NW past Carlisle, into Solway Firth. The Vale of Eden is a rich farming re...

Chelsea, borough, Greater London, England

(Encyclopedia)Chelsea, England: see Kensington and Chelsea. ...