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Repton is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, located on the edge of the River Trent floodplain, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Swadlincote. The population taken at the 2001 census was 2,707, increasing to 2,867 at the 2011 census. [ 2 ]
This is a list of civil parishes in England split by ceremonial county (see map below). The civil parish is the lowest level of local government in England . Northumberland
List of cities in the United Kingdom; List of post towns in the United Kingdom; List of United Kingdom locations; Category:Towns in England by county; Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), settlement areas in the pre-1974 reform governance structure which had town-equivalent populations to municipal boroughs which could include a market town.
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.
Glastonbury (/ ˈ ɡ l æ s t ən b ər i / GLAST-ən-bər-ee, UK also / ˈ ɡ l ɑː s t-/ GLAHST-) [3] [4] is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, 23 miles (37 km) south of Bristol.
Milton Keynes (Village) is the original village to which the New Town owes its name. [19] The original village is still evident, with a pleasant thatched pub, village hall, church and traditional housing. The area around the village has reverted to its 11th century name of Middleton (Middeltone). [126]
Marlow (/ ˈ m ɑːr l oʊ / MAR-loh), historically Great Marlow or Chipping Marlow, is a town and civil parish within the Unitary Authority of Buckinghamshire, England.It is located on the River Thames, 4 miles (6 km) south-southwest of High Wycombe, 5 miles (8 km) west-northwest of Maidenhead and 33 miles (53 km) west of central London.
Cheddar Gorge, which is located on the edge of the village, is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom. [44] The gorge is the site of the Cheddar Caves, where Cheddar Man was found in 1903. [ 7 ] Older remains from the Upper Late Palaeolithic era (12,000–13,000 years ago) have been found. [ 8 ]