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(Encyclopedia)Burnley, city and district, Lancashire, NW England. Historically a coal mining and cotton-weaving town, Burnley's economy is increasingly dominated by l...Blaydon
(Encyclopedia)Blaydon, town, Gateshead metropolitan district, NE England, on the Tyne River in the Newcastle upon Tyne metropolitan area. It manufactures iron, steel ...McMaster University
(Encyclopedia)McMaster University, at Hamilton, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; founded 1887. It has faculties of humanities, science, social sciences, business, engineering, and health sciences, as well as a scho...Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Encyclopedia)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Slo...Kettering, town, England
(Encyclopedia)Kettering, town (1991 pop. 44,758), Northamptonshire, central England. It is a road and rail center that manufactures footwear, leather products, and textiles. Industries include iron mining and smelt...Sheffield, University of
(Encyclopedia)Sheffield, University of, at Sheffield, England; founded 1897 as University College, received royal charter 1905. It has faculties of arts, architectural studies, engineering, pure science, medicine, ...Felling
(Encyclopedia)Felling, town, Gateshead metropolitan district, NE England. Felling is an industrial suburb of Gateshead and part of the Newcastle upon Tyne industrial ...Nottingham, University of
(Encyclopedia)Nottingham, University of, at Nottingham, England; established 1881 as University College, Nottingham. It received its charter as a university in 1948. It has faculties of agricultural science, arts, ...Bootle
(Encyclopedia)Bootle, town, Sefton metropolitan district, NW England, at the mouth of the Mersey River. It has extensive docks adjacent to those of Liverpool. Besides...Workington
(Encyclopedia)Workington, town (1991 pop. 25,978), Cumbria, NW England, at the mouth of the Derwent River. Workington has a significant harbor. Industries include iron and engineering works, clothing, and steel mil...Browse by Subject
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