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Pevensey

(Encyclopedia)Pevensey pĕvˈənzē [key], small town (1991 pop. 2,725), East Sussex, S England, on the English Channel. Modern Pevensey, called Pevensey Bay, is a shore resort. In the old town, the site of the Rom...

Cheshunt

(Encyclopedia)Cheshunt chĕsˈənt [key], town, Hertfordshire, SE England. A suburb of London, it is a mark...

Wellingborough

(Encyclopedia)Wellingborough, town (1991 pop. 38,598) and district, Northamptonshire, central England. It is an extremely old market town. Formerly known for its chalybeate spring, Wellingborough is a rail center w...

Hebburn

(Encyclopedia)Hebburn hĕbˈûrn [key], town, South Tyneside metropolitan district, NE England, on the Tyne ...

Foxborough

(Encyclopedia)Foxborough or Foxboro, town (2020 pop. 6,296), Norfolk co., SE Mass.; settled 1704, inc. 1778. During the Revolutionary War cann...

Clacton-on-Sea

(Encyclopedia)Clacton-on-Sea, town, Essex, E central England. It is a seaside resort situated on high cliffs. The Norman Church of St. John was restored there in 1865...

Basildon

(Encyclopedia)Basildon băˈzəldən [key], city and district, Essex, E England. The southern portion is Ba...

Brighouse

(Encyclopedia)Brighouse, town, Calderdale metropolitan district, N central England, on the Calder River. It is a center of wool, cotton, and silk milling and produces...

Bedworth

(Encyclopedia)Bedworth bĕdˈwərth [key], town, Warwickshire, central England. Located in a former coal-mi...

Bishop Auckland

(Encyclopedia)Bishop Auckland ôkˈlənd [key], town, Durham, NE England, on the Wear River. It is a busy market ...