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Market Harborough, Birthplace Of The Global Travel Industry

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

The seeds of modern travel concepts like package holidays, chartered trains and planes, and traveller's cheques were sown in the year 1841 when a Baptist preacher called Thomas Cook walked from his home town of ...

Lutterworth, Birth Place Of The Jet Engine

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Jet engines are used to power aircraft across the world, and the story of their development by the twentieth century engineer Frank Whittle in the town of Lutterworth is an interesting tale of vision and ...

The Leasingham And District Gardening Group

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

The local gardening group in Leasingham organises a range of activities including horticultural shows and visits to gardens of special interest. Leasingham is a small village in the North Keveston district of the county of ...

The Bell Ringers Of Kirklington

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Thursday nights in Kirklington village is when bells are rung. There is a merry band of men and women who gather in the tower of St Michael's church in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of ...

Some Of The Historic Structures And Buildings In Kirk Langley

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Kirk Langley is a town in the Amber Valley which is located in the county of Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. The town is worth a visit if you are interested in seeing interesting ...

Some Notable People Connected With Ibstock

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Ibstock is a town in North West Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It has a population of 5,300 people, and there are many notable people associated with the town. These include an ice ...

The Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary In Huttoft

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary is situated in Church Lane in the village of Huttoft, located in the English county of Lincolnshire. The village is four and a half miles east of Alford, which is a market ...

Actors Born In Huthwaite, Sutton-In-Ashfield: Chris Gascoyne

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Huthwaite is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is not far from the border with Derbyshire and is west of Mansfield. The village has a population of some 7,500 people and many of these residents ...

Some Of The Interested Buildings In Holland Fen

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

There are a number of interesting buildings in Holland Fen, which is a village in the English county of Lincolnshire. These include Brothertoft Hall in Holland Fen, the Earth Closet at Pelhams Lands Farm, and ...

Some Of The Interesting Buildings And Structures In Higham Ferrers

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Higham Ferrers is a market town in the English county of Northamptonshire. Located in the Nene Valley, Higham Ferrers has a number of interesting structures and buildings. Number 67 Higham Road in Higham Ferrers is ...

Hinckley, The Birthplace Of The Hansom Cab

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

The Hansom Cab is something that people will have seen in movies and in picture books and old photographs. It is a two wheeled carriage pulled by a single horse with a driver perched on ...

Gainsborough And The Legend Of King Canute

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Many people will have heard of the legend of King Canute trying unsuccessfully to hold back the waves, but not a lot of people are aware that it is believed that the English town of ...

Some Information About The Listed Buildings In Friskney

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Friskney is a village in the English East Midlands with a population of around 1,400 people. It is near the town of Boston and has the distinguishing statistic of being the biggest village in the ...

Entertainment In Edwalton

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

The village of Edwalton lies to the south of Nottingham in England. The village has a number of clubs and societies to cater for the different leisure time activities that people may like to get ...

Croxton Kerrial Primary School

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Croxton Kerrial is a small village of just 490 people located in the Vale of Belvoir in the county of Leicester in the English East Midlands. Many of the local people pronounce the name 'Croxton' ...

The Danes In Corby And Why The Town Was Awarded A Royal Charter

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Corby is a town with a population of 53,500 people in Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England. The area that is now Corby has evidence of human artefacts dating from The Mesolithic and Neolithic ...

Combs, The Birthplace Of The Brake Pad

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Combs is a small village situated within England's Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. The name of the village is usually pronounced to rhyme with the word 'looms', although some locals prefer to pronounce the ...

Ringing The Bull In Coal Aston

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Ringing The Bull is a traditional game in England that is played in certain British pubs. The Royal Oak pub in Coal Aston is a place where you can play Ringing The Bull. Coal Aston ...

The Charlesworth Carnival

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Charlesworth is a village in Derbyshire, England. Charlesworth is approximately two miles to the South West of Glossop town centre, and is a short distance away from the Greater Manchester border. Charlesworth is well known ...

Some Notable Residents Of Buxton

By David Fisher · 13 years ago

Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. It has a population of around 20,800 people. In terms of its elevation above sea level, it is the highest market town ...