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EbbwJunction1 · 19 May 2019

Kenneth Jeffrey Jones OBE was a great Welsh sprinter and record breaking Welsh international rugby union footballer.He was born in Blaenavon on 30th December 1921, and spent virtually all of his rugby career with Newport, playing just one game for Leicester during the 1948–49 season.

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John Griffiths · 19 May 2019

~~Like Blaenavon, Durham is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.~~

Xenophon PCDGS · 19 May 2019

EbbwJunction1 said:
Kenneth Jeffrey Jones OBE was a great Welsh sprinter and record breaking Welsh international rugby union footballer.He was born in Blaenavon on 30th December 1921, and spent virtually all of his rugby career with Newport, playing just one game for Leicester during the 1948–49 season.

Barlborough also has a church dedicated to St James the Greater.

DerekC · 19 May 2019

Barlborough is very close to Junction 30 of the M1 motorway. Close to Junction 20 is Lutterworth.

Xenophon PCDGS · 19 May 2019

Snarestone was also once administered by the ancient Hundred of Guthlaxton.

John Griffiths · 20 May 2019

Hinckley is also on the Ashby Canal.

Xenophon PCDGS · 20 May 2019

Burton Hastings was also once under the jurisdiction of the Hinckley Poor Law Union.

John Griffiths · 20 May 2019

The village is named for the aristocratic Hastings family who also owned Seaton Delaval in Northumberland.

EbbwJunction1 · 20 May 2019

The English poet and composer, Ivor Gurney (28 August 1890 – 26 December 1937) was born and raised in Gloucester. He was in the midst of writing the poems for what would become his first book, Severn and Somme, when he was wounded in the shoulder in April 1917. He recovered and returned to battle, still working on his book and composing music, including the songs "In Flanders" and "By A Bierside". In the meantime, Gurney was gassed in September the same year and sent to the Edinburgh War Hospital. After his release from hospital, he was posted to Seaton Delaval, where he wrote poems, including "Lying Awake in the Ward".

Xenophon PCDGS · 20 May 2019

Leeds in Kent was also a site chosen to erect a priory of the Black Friars.

John Griffiths · 20 May 2019

Leeds Castle was owned by the St Leger family, one of whom founded the eponymous horse race in Doncaster.

Xenophon PCDGS · 20 May 2019

Halifax also has a Minster church.

johnnychips · 21 May 2019

The football player Frank Worthington was born in Halifax, and finished his career in 1991 with one appearance for Cemaes Bay.

Xenophon PCDGS · 21 May 2019

johnnychips said:
The football player Frank Worthington was born in Halifax, and finished his career in 1991 with one appearance for Cemaes Bay.

That well may be the name of the football club, but the name of the settlement is Cemaes.

johnnychips · 21 May 2019

From the Google address of 'Ye Old Vigour' Pub:

Address: High St, Cemaes Bay LL67 0HH

and many other examples. However, there are examples with just Cemaes, so they seem to be interchangeable.

EbbwJunction1 · 21 May 2019

Cemaes Bay FC currently play in the Anglesey League; one of the teams that they play is Bryngwran FC, who play in the village of the same name.

John Griffiths · 21 May 2019

London is also situated on the A5

DerekC · 21 May 2019

London is the biggest town in the UK. The claim to be the smallest is disputed between Fordwich in Kent and Llanwrtyd Wells in Powys.

Xenophon PCDGS · 21 May 2019

Castlemorris in Pembrokeshire is another Welsh settlement with a woollen mill.

EbbwJunction1 · 22 May 2019

Brian Morris (1930-2001), poet, critic and Professor of Literature, took the title Baron Morris of Castle Morris when made a life peer in 1990. In 1980, he became the Principal of what was then St David's University College, the smallest and most endangered part of the University of Wales.

John Griffiths · 22 May 2019

St Andrews is as also named after a national saint.

Xenophon PCDGS · 22 May 2019

Port Logan in Wigtownshire also has a botanic garden.

John Griffiths · 22 May 2019

Portpatrick is also located in the Rhinns of Galloway.

Xenophon PCDGS · 22 May 2019

Longformacus also lies on the line of the long-distance coast-to-coast trail known as the Southern Upland Way.

John Griffiths · 22 May 2019

Duns is also in Berwickshire.

Xenophon PCDGS · 22 May 2019

South Ruislip also has a Polish war memorial.

John Griffiths · 22 May 2019

Solihull also has Gaelic Athletic Association sports grounds.

Xenophon PCDGS · 22 May 2019

Curdworth was also once administered by the Hundred of Hemlingford.

DerekC · 22 May 2019

Curdworth was the site of the first military engagement of the Civil War, in August 1642. It ended finally ten years later with the defeat of Charles II at the Battle of Worcester.

Xenophon PCDGS · 22 May 2019

Inveraray also hosts an annual music festival.

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