Category: England
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Cheshire: Local History Resources
Find out more about the area’s people and places of the past through Cheshire local history resources.
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Northumberland: Local History Resources
Northumberland is a large, rural county in the region of North East England. Its northern border meets Scotland while the east meets the North Sea along an outstanding coastline. It also has a varied and fascinating history.
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North Yorkshire: Local History Resources
North Yorkshire is one of three ridings that make up the historic county of Yorkshire.
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Helmsley Castle & Village Past
Helmsley is a well-known market town in North Yorkshire. It’s popular with tourists today because of the castle ruins, but the fortifications saved many lives in the past.
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Rievaulx Abbey: History & Short Films
Visitors today flock to the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey in their thousands. In 2016 English Heritage opened a new museum and visitor centre to cope with the influx of people arriving from across Yorkshire, the UK and overseas.
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Vintage Film Of Highclere Village
Highclere is a village and parish in the county of Hampshire, in the region of South East England. It is most famous for being home to Highclere Castle, whose exterior was used as the image of the fictional TV series, Downton Abbey. We’ve found vintage footage of the stately home, which is in the Historic Places…
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The Oldest Trees In The UK
The UK has a surprising number of very ancient yew and oak trees, some of which survive from the Bronze Age. We take a look at the most venerable trees that England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have to offer.
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Chatteris History in Old Photos and Film
Glimpse history through old images of Chatteris, in Cambridgeshire, England.
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Cambridgeshire: Local History Resources
Discover some of the Cabridgeshire local history resources available to unearth the people and places of the past.
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Old Images of Ely, Cambridgeshire
Enjoy a glimpse of history through old images of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.