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Northern England, the North, the North of England, or (less commonly) the North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line. The North is considered by many to be a cultural region with an identity separate from that of the rest of England.
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Discover CHESHIRECheshire is a county in North West England. The county town is the city of Chester, although Cheshire's largest town in terms of size and population is Warrington. The county is mostly rural with a number of small towns and villages that support an agricultural industry. It is historically famous for the production of Cheshire cheese ... |
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Beeston Castle,
Cheshire Cheese,
Chester,
Chester Castle,
Crewe,
Halton Castle,
Lion Salt Works,
Minerva's Shrine,
Nantwich,
Northwich,
Salt Museum,
Sandbach,
Warrington,
Wilmslow,
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Discover CUMBRIACumbria, the third largest county in England, is bound to the west by the Irish Sea, to the south by Lancashire, to the southeast by North Yorkshire, and to the east by County Durham and Northumberland. Scotland lies directly to the north. A predominantly rural county, Cumbria is home to the Lake District National Park ... |
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Ambleside,
Bowness-on-Windermere,
Grasmere,
Keswick,
Penrith,
Windermere,
Windermere Lake,
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Discover COUNTY DURHAMThe territory that became known as County Durham was originally a liberty under the control of the Bishops of Durham. The liberty was known variously as the Liberty of Durham, Liberty of St Cuthbert's Land, The lands of St. Cuthbert between Tyne and Tees or The Liberty of Haliwerfolc ... |
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Barnard Castle,
Beamish Museum,
Binchester Roman Fort,
Causey Arch,
Durham Cathedral,
Finchdale Priory,
Hardwick Hall Country Manor,
Raby Castle,
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Discover NORTH YORKSHIRE The geology of North Yorkshire is closely reflected in its landscape. Within the county are the North York Moors and most of the Yorkshire Dales; two of eleven areas of countryside within England and Wales to be officially designated as national parks. Between the North York Moors in the east and the Pennine Hills in the west ... |
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Bolton Abbey,
Brimham Rocks,
Castle Howard,
Fountains Abbey,
Harrogate,
Helmsley Castle,
Knaresborough,
Malham Cove,
North Yorkshire Moors Railway,
Robin Hood's Bay,
Scarborough,
Whitby,
Yarm,
York,
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Discover TYNE AND WEARThe River Tyne was used as the border in 1883 when Parliament created the Church of England Diocese of Newcastle out of the Diocese of Durham and remains so still. Additionally, administrative convenience, demographics and loyalty mean that many sporting organisations also use the historic boundary ... |
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Hadrian's Wall,
Hylton Castle,
Marsden Rock,
St. Mary's Island,
Souter Lighthouse,
Sunderland Empire Theatre,
Tynemouth Castle & Priory,
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Discover WEST YORKSHIREWest Yorkshire grew up around several industries. Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield were grown through the development of woollen mills, Leeds' traditional industry was the manufacturing of cloth, while heavier engineering industries facilitated growth. Wakefield, Castleford, Pontefract were traditional coal mining areas..... |
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Bradford,
Bronte Parsonage Museum,
East Riddlesden Hall,
Halifax,
Harewood House,
Huddersfield,
Ilkley Moor,
Kirkstall Abbey,
Leeds,
Pontefract Castle,
Saltaire,
Sandal Castle,
Shibden Hall,
Wakefield,
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Discover LIVERPOOLLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. The urbanisation and expansion of Liverpool were broadly brought about by the city's status as a major port ... |
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Discover Liverpool,
History of Liverpool,
Liverpool Buildings,
Sports in Liverpool,
Waterfront & Docks,
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