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Castleford

(Encyclopedia)Castleford kăsˈəlfərd [key], town, Wakefield metropolitan district, central England, at the ...

Cleethorpes

(Encyclopedia)Cleethorpes klēˈthôrps [key], town, North East Lincolnshire, E central England, on the Humber ...

grille

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Grille grille, in architecture, a system of bars, usually of decorative metalwork, forming an openwork barrier or enclosure. In its usual materials of wrought iron or bronze, it has been favor...

Abercrombie, Sir Patrick

(Encyclopedia)Abercrombie, Sir Patrick, 1879–1957, British architect and town planner. Professor of civil design at the Univ. of Liverpool from 1915 to 1935 and of town planning at the Univ. of London after 1935,...

Aldridge-Brownhills

(Encyclopedia)Aldridge-Brownhills ôlˈdrĭj-brounˈhĭlz [key], town, Walsall metropolitan district, central England. It was created in 1966 through the merger of two former districts....

Guildford

(Encyclopedia)Guildford gĭlˈfərd [key], town and district, Surrey, SE England, on the Wey River. The county ...

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...