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"Gunchester" – name attached to the city by media in the 1990s because of the high incidence of gun crime in south Manchester. [128] [129] "Madchester" [130] – the name arising from a musical scene in the city in the late 1980s and early 1990s; and which has been attributed to Shaun Ryder, of the Happy Mondays [131] "Manc" - abbreviation of ...
Glasgow Central is the terminus of the 642 km (399 mi) long West Coast Main Line [206] from London Euston, as well as TransPennine Express services from Manchester and CrossCountry services from Birmingham, Bristol, Plymouth and various other destinations in England. Glasgow Central is also the terminus for suburban services on the south side ...
Glasgow: Trimontium: Newstead: Cities and towns in Wales. Canonical Latin name Other Latin names English name ... England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919;
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, ... Common English name(s): Glasgow; Common names in other languages: Glaschu (Scottish Gaelic) Glesga ;
Wessies (in other parts of Yorkshire) Wetherby Horribles ("horrible weather") Weymouth Kimberlins (Isle of Portland name for a person from Weymouth), Weybizas (due to the wild nightlife the town has adopted) Whitehaven Marras, Jam Eaters, Wetties, Glow-Worms (allegedly contaminated by radioactivity from Sellafield) Whitby Codheads, Spookies ...
The earliest cities (Latin: civitas) in Britain were the fortified settlements organised by the Romans as capitals of the Celtic tribes under Roman rule.The British clerics of the early Middle Ages later preserved a traditional list of the "28 Cities" (Old Welsh: cair) which was mentioned in De Excidio Britanniae [c] and Historia Brittonum.
Glasgow (surname), including a list of people with the name "Glasgow", a song by They Might Be Giants on the Venue Songs album; 5805 Glasgow, a minor planet; Glasgow (Cambridge, Maryland), a historic house; Glasgow Bailie, a type of salted herring (which is also some times known as a Glasgow Magistrate)
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