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UK Towns A-Z

Use the hints to identify the UK towns beginning with the letters A through Z. Note, towns are broadly defined as settlements holding a charter to hold markets or fairs. As such, cities, villages and civil parishes are excluded from the list.
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Hint
Answer
A
Largest town in Angus; famous for its 12th Century ruined abbey.
Arbroath
B
Kentish town favoured by Charles Dickens on holiday.
Broadstairs
C
Midlands town where the locals have a peculiarly Scottish twang to their accent.
Corby
D
The capital of the Yorkshire Wolds received its market charter in 1251.
Driffield
E
Manchester-adjacent market town with a cakey namesake
Eccles
F
Hampshire town with a rich aviation history and the final resting place of Napoleon III and his wife.
Farnborough
G
Sat on the banks of the Clyde, this town is the birthplace of the inventor of the steam engine.
Greenock
H
Not to be confused with its glitzy Californian namesake, this County Down town hosts the Ulster Museum.
Holywood
I
This port town in the Highlands was the site of the explosion of the HMS Natal in 1915 which tragically claimed over 300 lives.
Invergordon
J
This seaside location is widely touted as the most deprived town in England.
Jaywick
K
Following the River Nidd, this North Yorkshire town is known for its castle and looming viaduct.
Knaresborough
L
Formerly known as ‘Tinopolis’ due to its manufacturing history, this town has two sets of double consonants.
Llanelli
M
Historically a huge producer of iron, you might watch Smoggies entertain the Riverside in this Teeside town.
Middlesbrough
N
Seaside town with a Geordie namesake sat at the foot of Slieve Donard.
Newcastle
O
Straddling the English-Welsh border, this town was named for King Oswald of Northumbria, killed at the Battle of Maserfield in 642.
Oswestry
P
This Denbighshire seaside tourist hub sits at the top of Offa’s Dyke Path.
Prestatyn
Q
Seafaring town on the Isle of Sheppey with a rich naval history, wedged between the Thames and the Medway.
Queensborough
R
Former coal mining town of Staffordshire that suffered significant unemployment when Lea Hall Colliery shut down in 1990.
Rugeley
S
One of the most bombed towns of The Troubles relative to its size, the river Mourne flows through it.
Strabane
T
Pembrokeshire seaside town with colourful houses decorating the harbourfront and ringed by 13th Century stone walls.
Tenby
U
Charming East Sussex market town close to AA Milne’s Ashdown Forest and birthplace of hip-hop artist Rag’N’Bone Man.
Uckfield
V
Isle of Wight town known for its Victorian seaside appeal.
Ventnor
W
This West Midlands town became known as the leather capital of Britain during the Industrial Revolution.
Walsall
Y
Tees Valley town with a celebrated Georgian high street and a locally renowned annual funfair.
Yarm
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