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Weedon is a village and civil parish north of Aylesbury and south of Hardwick in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. The toponym is derived from the Old English for "hill with a heathen temple". In records dated 1066 the village was recorded as Weodune.
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View pinSwan's Way (footpath)
Swan's Way is a long distance bridle route and footpath in Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England. It runs 65 miles (105 km) from Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire to Goring-On-Thames, Oxfordshire. Although designed for horseriders by riders, it is a multi-use trail also available to walkers and cyclists.
Local GemsSwan's Way (footpath)
View pinQuainton
Quainton is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Aylesbury. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 1,295. The village has two churches, a school and one public house. The location means that while many commute to London, others are employed in neighbouring towns and villages.
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View pinWaddesdon
Waddesdon is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, 6 miles (10 km) west-north-west of Aylesbury on the A41 road. The village also includes the hamlets of Eythrope and Wormstone. Waddesdon was an agricultural settlement with milling, silk weaving and lace making enterprises.
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View pinMilovaig
Milovaig, comprises two small scattered, mixed crofting and residential townships, consisting of Lower Milovaig to the North and Upper Milovaig to the South, situated on the south shore of Loch Pooltiel on the Duirinish peninsula, on the Isle of Skye, in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
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View pinClaigan
Claigan is a small coastal settlement on the north east shore of the sea loch, Loch Dunvegan, on the Waternish peninsula, in north western Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Dunvegan lies approximately 4 miles southeast, at the base of the loch.
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View pinBorrodale
Borrodale is small hamlet on the Isle of Skye, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
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View pinRamasaig
Ramasaig is a small township on the western shore of the Duirinish peninsula, on Dunvegan, Isle of Skye and is in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Ramasaig lies close to the Ramasaig Cliffs, at the southern end of the shallow bowl shaped bay made up of Ramasaig Bay at the southern end and Moonen Bay at the north.
Local GemsRamasaig
View pinTealby
Tealby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds and 3 miles (5 km) north-east of Market Rasen. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 593.
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View pinWold Newton, Lincolnshire
Wold Newton is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is situated just over 1 mile (1.6 km) west from the A18 road, 7 miles (11 km) north-west from Louth, and 9.5 miles (15 km) north-east from Market Rasen.
Local GemsWold Newton, Lincolnshire
View pinWykeham, Nettleton, Lincolnshire
Wykeham, is a deserted medieval village in the civil parish of Nettleton, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The site is close to Nettleton Top.
Local GemsWykeham, Nettleton, Lincolnshire
View pinCorn Exchange, Market Rasen
The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in Queen Street, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England. The structure, which is used as the offices of a firm of charted surveyors, is a Grade II listed building.
Local GemsCorn Exchange, Market Rasen
View pinSixhills
Sixhills is a village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east from Market Rasen. It lies just south of the A631 between Market Rasen and Ludford. It is in the civil parish of North Willingham.
Local GemsSixhills
View pinMarket Rasen Racecourse
Market Rasen Racecourse is a National Hunt racecourse in the town of Market Rasen, in Lincolnshire, England. It is owned and operated by Jockey Club Racecourses.
Local GemsMarket Rasen Racecourse
View pinCroxby
Croxby is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thoresway, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east from the town of Caistor. In 1931 the parish had a population of 77. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Thoresway.
Local GemsCroxby
View pinWillingham House
Willingham House was a country house in North Willingham, Lincolnshire, England.
Local GemsWillingham House
View pinHoly Rood Church, Market Rasen
Holy Rood Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish church located on King Street in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England. The church dates from the 19th century.
Local GemsHoly Rood Church, Market Rasen
View pinBeelsby
Beelsby is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) south-west from Grimsby.
Local GemsBeelsby
View pinParts of Lindsey
The Parts of Lindsey are a traditional division of Lincolnshire, England, covering the northern part of the county. The Isle of Axholme, which is on the west side of the River Trent, has normally formed part of it. The district's name originated from the Kingdom of Lindsey of Anglo-Saxon times, whose territories were merged with that of Stamford to form Lincolnshire.
Local GemsParts of Lindsey
View pin2008 Market Rasen earthquake
On 27 February 2008 at 00:56:47.8s GMT an earthquake occurred at Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England. According to the British Geological Survey the earthquake registered a reading of 5.2 on the Richter scale, with its epicentre 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Market Rasen and 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Grimsby.
Local Gems2008 Market Rasen earthquake
View pinCaistor Yarborough Academy
Caistor Yarborough Academy is a mixed 11-16 yrs secondary school based in the Lincolnshire market town of Caistor, England. The school was founded as Caistor Yarborough School on 18 October 1938, and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2013. The school serves a large area of rural Lincolnshire, with a number of pupils travelling from outside the local area to attend the school, including pupils from Grimsby and Scunthorpe. It performs consistently well at GCSE.
Local GemsCaistor Yarborough Academy
View pinCuxwold
Cuxwold is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Swallow, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, 4 miles (6 km) east from Caistor and 10 miles (16 km) south-west from Grimsby. In 1931 the parish had a population of 98. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Swallow.
Local GemsCuxwold
View pinSwinhope
Swinhope is a village and civil parish about six miles west south west of North Thoresby railway station, in the West Lindsey district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 172. The parish touches Wold Newton, Thorganby, Brookenby, Binbrook and Stainton Le Vale. Swinhope doesn't have a formal parish council and instead holds parish meetings. In 2011, Nomis recorded a population of 194 which includes Thorganby parish. Swinhope was a deserted medieval vill
Local GemsSwinhope
View pinBrookenby
Brookenby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated 7 miles (11 km) north-east from Market Rasen. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 742, falling to 665 at the 2011 census but recovering to 705 in the 2021 census.
Local GemsBrookenby
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