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CrazyUSA Thu 23-Jul-26 20:11:53

I will start with A then the next user B
I will start
Accrington is in Lancashire England

BoggledMind Mon 31-Aug-26 21:49:10

Sorry Oreo, I didn't see you post as I was typing.

Magenta8 Tue 01-Sept-26 20:48:54

Frinton on Sea - Essex coastal resort

Bellanonna Tue 01-Sept-26 21:17:41

Gretna Green, a village on the Scottish Borders made popular for performing “runaway” weddings of people aged 16, who could marry there without parental permission.

crazyH Wed 02-Sept-26 00:57:38

Hyderabad - where the Nizam lived

nanna8 Wed 02-Sept-26 01:17:00

Inverloch- a pretty Gippsland seaside town.

Oreo Wed 02-Sept-26 10:16:29

BoggledMind

Sorry Oreo, I didn't see you post as I was typing.

That’s ok, two responses are even better than one😃

Oreo Wed 02-Sept-26 10:18:36

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia and the largest with regards to population as over 11 million live there.

hollysteers Wed 02-Sept-26 14:03:42

Keighley, market town in Yorkshire and not far from the Bronte’s home in Haworth.

Bellanonna Sat 05-Sept-26 19:58:27

Lewes, the county town ofEast Sussex, lying in a gap in the South Downs, with the River Ouse cutting through it.

Rocketstop2 Sun 06-Sept-26 18:49:08

Manor - A district in Sheffield with the ruins of a Manor house /Lodge where Mary, Queen of Scots was held when she was moved from her imprisonment in Sheffield castle.

hollysteers Mon 07-Sept-26 09:44:45

Nantwich, Cheshire, pleasant ancient market town.

Magenta8 Mon 07-Sept-26 09:50:49

Oxford - City of dreaming spires. Home of one of the oldest universities in the world.

Bellanonna Mon 07-Sept-26 12:06:08

Penshurst, a Kent Wealden village, home to Penshurst Place, an interesting stately home once inhabited by Henry VIII.

henetha Mon 07-Sept-26 12:07:22

Plymouth, a city by the sea and with Dartmoor behind it, it's a great location. The Pilgrim fathers sailed to America from here.

henetha Mon 07-Sept-26 12:08:13

Sorry Bellanona. Crossed in mid air....

Bellanonna Mon 07-Sept-26 12:16:19

Oh the more the merrier Henetha 😀

henetha Mon 07-Sept-26 12:17:31

Cheers Bellanona. Q is next, so I think I'll pass on that...grin