Durham Tees Valley Airport (IATA: MME, ICAO: EGNV) is an international airport located just east of Darlington in North East England, about 10 mi (16 km) south-west of Middlesbrough and 24 mi (39 km) south of Durham. The airport serves County Durham…
The Durham Light Infantry (D.L.I.) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) and the 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) along …
Dreamland Margate is an amusement park located in Margate, Kent, England.
Darlington is a market town in County Durham in the North East of England and regarded as a semi-marginal Labour seat currently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jenny Chapman of the Labour Party.
Cleethorpes is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Martin Vickers of the Conservative Party.
Clapham Common is a large triangular urban park in Clapham, south London. Originally common land for the parishes of Battersea and Clapham, it was converted to parkland under the terms of the Metropolitan Commons Act 1878. It is 220 acres (89 hectar…
Charnwood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 1997 by Stephen Dorrell of the Conservative Party.
Burlington House is a building on Piccadilly in London. It was originally a private Palladian mansion, and was expanded in the mid-19th century after being purchased by the British government. The main building is at the northern end of the courtyar…
Blackpool South is a constituency in Lancashire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Gordon Marsden of the Labour Party.
Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, carrying the A201 road. The north end is near the Inns of Court and Temple Church, along with Blackfriars s…
Birmingham, Erdington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jack Dromey of the Labour Party.
Beverley and Holderness is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Graham Stuart of the Conservative Party.
The Battle of Fulford was fought at the place identified by Symeon of Durham as the village of Fulford near York in England, on 20 September 1066, when King Harald III of Norway, also known as Harald Hardrada ("harðráði" in Old Norse, meaning "hard …
Alyn and Deeside (Welsh: Alun a Glannau Dyfrdwy) is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). The constituency was created in 1983, and it elects one Member of Parliame…
Ailsa Craig (/ˈeɪlsə/; Scottish Gaelic: Creag Ealasaid) is an island of 99 hectares (240 acres) in the outer Firth of Clyde, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from mainland Scotland, upon which blue hone granite was quarried to make curling stones.
The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle ferry service across the River Thames in East London, connecting Woolwich to the south with North Woolwich to the north. It is licensed and financed by London River Services, the maritime arm of Transport for Lon…
Wilton House is an English country house situated at Wilton near Salisbury in Wiltshire.
Wellingborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Peter Bone, a Conservative.
Verulamium was a town in Roman Britain. It was sited in the southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, Great Britain. A large portion of the Roman city remains unexcavated, being now park and agricultural land, though much has been …
Falmouth University (Cornish: Pennskol Aberfala) is a multi-arts university based in Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall, England. Founded in 1902, it had previously been the Falmouth School of Art, Falmouth College of Art and Design and then Falmouth Col…
Unhalfbricking is the third album by the British folk rock band Fairport Convention and their second album released in 1969. It is seen as a transitional album in their history and marked a further musical move away from American influences towards …
Torridge and West Devon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Geoffrey Cox, a Conservative.
Tiree (Scottish Gaelic: Tiriodh, pronounced [ˈtʲʰiɾʲəɣ]) is the most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The low-lying island, southwest of Coll, has an area of 7,834 hectares (30.2 sq mi) and a population of around 650. The land is h…
Telford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since May 2015 by Lucy Allan a Conservative, who took it from David Wright, a member of the Labour Party.
Swansea East (Welsh: Dwyrain Abertawe) is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
St Pancras Old Church is a Church of England parish church in Somers Town, central London. It is dedicated to the Roman martyr Saint Pancras, and is believed by many to be one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in England. The church is situat…
St George's Park (SGP) is the English Football Association's national football centre (NFC) on a 330-acre (130 ha) site at Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.
South Holland and The Deepings is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1997 creation by John Hayes, a Conservative.
Sleaford and North Hykeham a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Stephen Phillips QC, a Conservative.
Skipton and Ripon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Julian Smith, a Conservative.
Rother Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1983 by Kevin Barron, a member of the Labour Party.
Rochford and Southend East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by James Duddridge, a Conservative.
Queen Margaret University (formerly Queen Margaret University College and Queen Margaret College) is a modern university located in Musselburgh, East Lothian near Edinburgh in Scotland.
Pontypridd is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post system.
Oldham West and Royton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Michael Meacher of the Labour Party who has been an MP for most of the area since 1970.
Meon Valley is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by George Hollingbery, a Conservative.