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Hatfield

(Encyclopedia)Hatfield, town, Hertfordshire, SE England. Hatfield was designated one of the new towns in 1948 to alleviate overpopulation in London. The plans for thi...

Harwich

(Encyclopedia)Harwich hărˈĭj [key], town, Essex, E central England, on the estuary of the Stour and the ...

Lyme Regis

(Encyclopedia)Lyme Regis līm rēˈjĭs [key], town (1991 pop. 3,447), Dorset, SW England. The town is a tourist resort. Paleontological discoveries have been made in the blue Lias rocks quarried near Lyme Regis. ...

Corby

(Encyclopedia)Corby, town and district, Northamptonshire, central England. Situated over one of the world's largest ironstone fields, Corby has grown rapidly since th...

Pudsey

(Encyclopedia)Pudsey pŭdˈsē, –zē [key], town (1991 pop. 42,886), Leeds metropolitan district, N England. The town is a center of woolen and textile industries. A Moravian school and settlement were establishe...

West Bromwich

(Encyclopedia)West Bromwich brŭmˈĭj, –ĭch, brŏmˈwĭch [key], town, Sandwell borough, W central England. On the site of a 12th-century Benedictine priory, West Bromwich has foundries and engineering and chem...

Lymington and Pennington

(Encyclopedia)Lymington and Pennington lĭmˈĭngtən [key], town (1991 pop. 11,614), Hampshire, S England, on the Solent channel at the mouth of the Lymington River. It is a market town, resort, and port; coast tr...

Hemel Hempstead

(Encyclopedia)Hemel Hempstead hĕmˈəl [key], town, Hertfordshire, SE England. Hemel Hempstead was designated one ...

Cowes

(Encyclopedia)Cowes kouz [key], town, Isle of Wight, S England. A resort town with lovely promenades, it is...

Castleford

(Encyclopedia)Castleford kăsˈəlfərd [key], town, Wakefield metropolitan district, central England, at the ...