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Tag: settlement

Bethlehem

11th January 2021 Sandra

O, little town of Bethlehem… You perhaps sang those words at some point over the Christmas period.  Time has moved…

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Posted in: Tourism, Wales Filed under: services, settlement, tourism

All Roads Lead To…

27th October 2020 Sandra

We have a saying in our family: “All roads lead to Whitchurch”.  (Whitchurch, Shropshire that is.)  And they do… We…

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Posted in: Settlement, West Midlands Filed under: industry, market, route centre, settlement

Plugging the Gap

20th October 2020 Sandra

Ely was built on a raised area of land to be above the surrounding boggy marshland, but settlements take the high…

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Posted in: Settlement, South West Filed under: defensive, gap, settlement

Dry Points

13th October 2020 Sandra

Villages and towns are often found at bridging points, but it is usually not a good idea to build too…

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Posted in: East, Settlement Filed under: dry point, settlement

Bridging Points

6th October 2020 Sandra

A few weeks ago, we found out about Yarm, which was once the lowest bridging point on the River Tees. …

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Posted in: Britain - General, Settlement Filed under: bridge, bridging point, settlement

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