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The group then grew through acquisition, buying Nationwide estate agents and surveyors from Nationwide Building Society in 1994, Spencers from National and Provincial Building Society in 1995 and London firms Faron Sutaria, PKL and John D Wood & Co. in 1997. In 1998 the business was renamed Countrywide Assured plc and demerged from Hambros plc.
Reeds Rains is an estate agency operating in the UK. The firm has its origins in two companies; Samuel Rains and Son and Reeds. It was acquired by LSL Property Services in 2005 and was, at that time, the largest firm of estate agents in the north of England.
Entwistle is a village in the civil parish of North Turton, in the Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. Its name derives from the Old English ened and twisla which means a river fork frequented by ducks. The name was recorded as Hennetwisel in 1212, Ennetwysel in 1276 and Entwissell in 1311.
Guide is a village on the edge of Blackburn, in Lancashire, England. [1] It is located south of the town centre, and the M65 Motorway passes around the south and east of the village, with Junction 5 situated immediately to the southwest of the village. People who are born and have lived in Guide all of their lives are known as "Guiders".
Edgworth is a small village in the civil parish of North Turton, in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England.It is between Broadhead Brook on the west (expanded artificially to form the Wayoh Reservoir) and Quarlton Brook in the south east.
Witton House and its gardens were created for Joseph Feilden in 1800. [1] Lieutenant General Randle Joseph Feilden, his second son, was a member of parliament. [2] The estate was used by the British Army in both world wars and then, in 1946, thanks in part due to a large donation by Robert Edward Hart, it was acquired by Blackburn Council. [1]
Hoddlesden is a village in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, England.The village population at the 2011 census was 1,239. [1] It is in the borough's East Rural ward, and is situated east of Darwen.
North Turton is a civil parish of the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 the civil parish has a population of 3,736, increasing to 3,867 at the 2011 Census. [1] [2] North Turton is the northern part of the historic area of Turton.