Settlement Association

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Chobham is another settlement that was once administered by the ancient Hundred of Godley.

 

[deltic1989]

Peter Gabriel of Genisis fame was born in Chobham.
Phil Collins was born in Chiswick.

 

[AndyPJG]

Putney Bridge is at the other end of the University Boat Race course from Chiswick Bridge.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ashbourne is another settlement where almshouses were built in the Middle Ages.

 

[Darren R]

George Hayne, 17th/18th century merchant and entrepreneur, was born in Ashbourne. In 1711 he obtained the lease of rights to undertake the Trent Navigation, and helped to make Burton-upon-Trent pre-eminent in the brewing industry.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Templeborough in South Yorkshire also lies on the line of the Roman road called Ryknild Street.

 

[Darren R]

The remains of the former Steel, Peech & Tozer steel works in Templeborough were converted into the Magna Science Adventure Centre, and in 2001 became the recipient of the RIBA Stirling Prize. The winner of this coveted architecture prize in 2014 was the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool.

(Yes, I know it's the architect that's the winner of the Stirling Prize, but you know what I mean! )

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Barnoldswick also lies on the line of the Leeds and Liverpool canal.

 

[Darren R]

A Cistercian monastery was founded at Barnoldswick in 1147 by monks from Fountains Abbey. However, after six years - and before construction was complete - they left the area, partly as a result of unhappy locals. Instead, they went on to build Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wrexham also has a Roman Catholic cathedral, but not an Anglican one.

 

[Darren R]

The Parish Church of Wrexham is St Giles, whose tower is the tallest building in the town and can be seen for many miles around. It is celebrated in an anonymous rhyme "The Seven Wonders of Wales:"

Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple,
Snowdon's mountain without its people,
Overton yew trees, St Winefride's well,
Llangollen bridge and Gresford bells.

St Winefride's Well is in Holywell, Flintshire. (Or Treffynnon if you prefer!)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

St Winefride's Well is in Holytown, Flintshire. (Or Treffynnon if you prefer!)

I would not like to inform the stout hearted Welsh residents of Treffynnon be aware that the Anglicised name of the settlement has been changed overnight from Holywell...

 

[Darren R]

I would not like to inform the stout hearted Welsh residents of Treffynnon be aware that the Anglicised name of the settlement has been changed overnight from Holywell...

Oops! Edited accordingly!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Pentre Halkyn is another Welsh settlement with historical connections to lead mining.

 

[Darren R]

According to its Wikipedia entry, Pentre Halkyn "has a quarry, a small hotel, a local shop and not much else." However, it does have a triangulation point 290metres above sea level, from which (on a clear day) can be seen Blackpool Tower.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sheffield also has a tramway system.

 

[12CSVT]

Weston-Super-Mare was the birthplace of one of the cast of Monty Python

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Southend also has a pier that had been fire damaged in past times.

 

[Darren R]

Saltaire also has a funicular railway.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Styal is another settlement where houses for its workers were built by the philanthropic owner of a mill.

 

[Darren R]

The National Trust also owns an estate in Alderley Edge.

(Which used to be as posh as Prestbury until the WAG mansions were built..... )

 

[High Dyke]

Long Sutton also has a hockey club.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ashbourne in Derbyshire also has a number of antique dealers shops in the town.

 

[AndyPJG]

Holt in Wiltshire also had a creamery owned by Nestle.

 

[High Dyke]

Cockermouth also had tanneries.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Boscastle is another settlement to have suffered from the effects of a sudden dramatic rise in river waters caused by very heavy rainfall.

 

[AndyPJG]

Seend (Wilts) was another location featured in a BBC series following the life of a member of the clergy.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hilperton is another settlement formerly administered by the Hundred of Melksham

 

[Welshman]

The parish church at Diseworth is also dedicated to St Michael & All Angels.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Good to see you back on this quiz once again...

Deerhurst also has a church with a Saxon baptismal font ....St Mary's Priory Church