Wembley and Stratford (Greater London) have Olympic connections.
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Ivo
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The highly unoriginal connection of Kensington now; from Olympic to Olympia...
Acton and Kensington both have many underground stations with their name in them serving them.
Schnellzug
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A perhaps lesser know Acton is Iron Acton, which might sound like a superhero but is actually a village in South Gloucestershire about 2 miles (3 km) west of Yate.
Yardley Wood also starts with a 'Y'.
Ivo
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Cheeky one here:
My best friend at Uni has the surname Yardley. She comes from Wolverhampton.
My best friend at Uni has the surname Yardley. She comes from Wolverhampton.
gg1
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The A41 also passes through Aylesbury
Ivo
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A second-successive personal one: The St Pancras area of London is also a place where something went wrong for me a couple of weeks ago 
I promise to not relate the next one to me.
I promise to not relate the next one to me.
Xenophon PCDGS
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I was surprised to find a connection so precise but.....
St.Agnes and St.Pancras were both martyred in 304AD. (St.Agnes is a nice place to stay on the west coast of Cornwall)
St.Agnes and St.Pancras were both martyred in 304AD. (St.Agnes is a nice place to stay on the west coast of Cornwall)
Eagle
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St Agnes, Cornwall, shares its name with St Agnes, Isles of Scilly.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Eagle, you really do come up with some difficult ones to follow....:roll:
Ramsey (Isle of Man) and St.Agnes (Isles of Scilly) were both visited in 986AD by Olaf Tryggvason, who was later to become King Olaf I of Norway.
Ramsey (Isle of Man) and St.Agnes (Isles of Scilly) were both visited in 986AD by Olaf Tryggvason, who was later to become King Olaf I of Norway.
Schnellzug
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Ramsey, isle of Man, should not be confused with Gordon Ramsay, who was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Ivo
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St Johnstone F.C. are based in Perth.
Schnellzug
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Also based in Perth is popular multimodal transport empire Stagecoach, one of whose smaller branches must be the Island Line, which runs from Ryde to Shanklin in the Isle of Wight.
Ivo
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Subject to who you are with or around, you might hear the first syllable of Shanklin being used as a "hint" (obviously not actually a hint; not sure how to describe it) at various locations around the country, such as Sandwich.
deltic1989
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so is Chedder cheese
Ivo
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Mein Gott.
The local city to Cheddar is Wells: England's smallest city if you discount London.
The local city to Cheddar is Wells: England's smallest city if you discount London.
Schnellzug
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Wells is not next to the sea; but Wells-next-the-Sea is, or at least I presume so.
Another place that features a Latin influence in its name is Ivo's favourite place Weston-super-Mare. 
Ivo
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[insert sigh here]
From Super Mud to Swanage. There is a regular incorporated open top bus service in both locations, although I think WsM's may be summer-only.
(By this I mean it would appear in a standard timetable and is not part of City Sightseeing or similar.)
From Super Mud to Swanage. There is a regular incorporated open top bus service in both locations, although I think WsM's may be summer-only.
(By this I mean it would appear in a standard timetable and is not part of City Sightseeing or similar.)
Bridgnorth is also home to a heritage railway.
Schnellzug
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Another railway that Bridgnorth is famous for is the Cliff Railway. No fewer than three such can be found at Bournemouth, England.
Ivo
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Bournemouth has three?! Ouch! How much do they cost to repair?
Swansea also has a Quadrant Shopping Centre.
Swansea also has a Quadrant Shopping Centre.
Bournemouth and Poole are in their own administrative area, as is Brighton and Hove.
gg1
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I think we're on Swansea now, so....
The film Twin Town was set in Swansea and is often referred to as a Welsh version of Trainspotting, which was set in Edinburgh.
The film Twin Town was set in Swansea and is often referred to as a Welsh version of Trainspotting, which was set in Edinburgh.
Eagle
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I'm going to Edinburgh this weekend; then I'm going to Bannockburn, Stirlingshire.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Dunbar (in 1296) and Bannockburn (in 1314) were places of battle in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
Schnellzug
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The second Battle of Dunbar (1650) was one of the final actions in the English Civil War, or as it is popularly known these days, the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, owing to the fact that Scotland and Wales were involved as well. Any road up, the last action of all was the Battle of Worcester (1651), exactly a year after the battle of Dunbar, after which Charles II hid up a tree. 