Bede is the name of a Tyne and Wear Metro station in Jarrow, England. It is named after the Venerable Bede, a monk who established St Paul's monastery nearby during the 7th century. It serves an area mostly consisting of industrial estates, and is i…
Bedd Taliesin is the legendary grave (bedd) of the poet Taliesin, located in Ceredigion, Wales. The Bronze Age round cairn is a listed Historic Monument (map ref: SN671912). It is a round-kerb cairn with a cist about 2m long.
Bedburn is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated near Hamsterley and Hamsterley Forest, and the River Wear.
Beckingham is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) east from Newark-on-Trent on the A17 road, and on the east bank of the River Witham.
The Beccles bell tower is a free-standing Grade I listed edifice associated with the adjacent St.
Beausale is a village in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, north-west of Warwick.
Beaurepaire is a country estate at Sherborne St John in the English county of Hampshire.
Beaumont Primary School is a primary school in Purley, Surrey. There are just over 100 pupils, ranging from 4–11 years of age. A large percentage of the pupils are of ethnic minority, and speak English as an additional language. The six school years…
Beaufort railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Beaufort opening on 11 August 1874 as the temporary terminus of the line from Ballarat. On 7 April 1875 the line was extended to Ararat.
The Beat Bank Branch Canal was an abortive canal near Manchester, England. It was to leave the Stockport Branch Canal in South Reddish and it was to be lock free but with a short tunnel. It was to follow the contour above the right bank of the River…
Bearsden railway station serves Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire near Glasgow, Scotland.
Bearsden and Milngavie (Cille Phàdraig Ùr agus Muileann Dhaibhidh in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland, north of the City of Glasgow.
Beaconsfield Urban District was from 1894 to 1974 a local government district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England. The urban district took over the responsibilities of the disbanded Beaconsfield Local Board District. The distric…
Beacon is a small hamlet near Honiton in the county of Devon; situated at the most southerly point of Hartridge Hill.
Beacon Mill is a Grade II listedsmock mill in Benenden, Kent, England which is in need of restoration.
Beacon Hill, Warnford, Hampshire is a chalk hill in the South Downs on the boundary of the parishes of Warnford and Exton. Part of the hill is a national nature reserve and 44.8 hectares (111 acres) biological SSSI, first notified in 1979.
Beacon Hill is one of the highest viewpoints in the hinterland of Poole Harbour, Dorset. Its tree-covered summit reaches 84 metres (276 ft) above sea level and there is a public footpath running roughly north to south over the top. Historically it w…
The hamlet of Beacon Hill, is situated off the B474 near Penn and on the outskirts of High Wycombe Buckinghamshire.
Beach railway station was a railway station in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, built in 1931.
Baynton House is a Grade II listed 17th century country house situated at Coulston in Wiltshire.
Baylis Road is a thoroughfare in Lambeth, London SE1, England running between Westminster Bridge Road to the South-West and Waterloo Road to the North-East.
Bayble Island (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Phabail) is an uninhabited island off the south coast of the Eye Peninsula of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Bayard's Cove Fort is a small early Tudor artillery fort, built to defend the harbour entrance at Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Baxenden railway station served the village of Baxenden in Hyndburn. It was situated on the line from Bury Bolton Street to Accrington, which was opened in August 1848 by the East Lancashire Railway.
Bavelaw Castle is a historic house in the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland.
Baunton is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, located about two miles north of Cirencester on the River Churn.
The Battle of the Western Isles was a Scottish clan battle, fought in 1586 on the Isle of Jura, in the Scottish Highlands. It was fought between the Clan MacDonald of Sleat and the Clan MacLean.
The Battle of Wilton was a battle of the civil war in England known as The Anarchy. It was fought on 1 July 1143 at Wilton in Wiltshire. An army under King Stephen was stationed at Wilton Abbey, where it was attacked by an army led by Robert Earl o…
The Battle of Stracathro, also known as the Battle of Inchbare, took place on 16 April 1130 about 3 miles north of Brechin, Scotland, near the River North Esk. Óengus of Moray and Máel Coluim mac Alaxandair invaded Scotland with 5000 warriors accord…
The Battle of Loup Hill was a battle fought on the steep slopes of Loup Hill (Scottish Gaelic: Cruach na Luib), near Clachan, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland on 16 May 1689 between Jacobite forces commanded by Donald MacNeill of Gallchoille and g…
The Battle of Blackpool Sands was the result of an attempted French raid on the port of Dartmouth, South Devon, England, in April or May 1404. Local forces defeated the raiders, taking a number of prisoners and killing the French commander, William …
The Battle of Aura (Battle of Slieve-na-Aura), was fought in the middle of the sixteenth century between the MacDonnells, led by Sorley Boy MacDonnell, against the McQuillans and O'Neills, in which the MacQuillans and O'Neills were defeated.
Battery Rocks (grid reference SW477298) are a rocky headland situated to the west of the harbour of Penzance, Cornwall, UK.
Bath Side Battery was built in 1811 to cover the anchorage of the port of Harwich, Essex, England as part of the same complex as the Redoubt, armed with 3 x 24 pdr (11 kg) cannon. The battery was allowed to decay, and after 1990 excavations is marke…
The Bath Grounds is a historic recreational ground and cricket ground based in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. It is home to Ashby Hastings Cricket Club and Ashby Bowls Club. The grounds are subject to conservation area protection.
Bat's Head is a chalk headland on the Dorset coast in southern England, located between Swyre Head and Durdle Door to the east, and Chaldon Hill and White Nothe to the west.