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The rest of the village follows the high road above the River Ribble.

Following its destruction during the rising of 1287, Oystermouth was rebuilt as a courtyard castle.

Uckfield prospered in the Victorian period, following the opening of the railway station in 1858.

the Midland and the Great Northern railway companies for the lucrative passenger traffic associated with the Great Exhibition.The GNR cut the return fare from Sheffield to just 5s; the Midland followed

This view is taken from the south bank of the Culham Cut, also seen in view A15032, looking northwards to the church, an uninteresting one mostly rebuilt in 1852, with the chancel following

The imposing west front of the Abbey is seen here, following the completion of its restoration 30 years before.

The Town Hall was built following an architectural competition to designs by a Birmingham architect, W Tadman Foulkes.

The original road to Market Bosworth bypassed Nailstone, following an ancient green lane to the west of Nailstone Gorse.

In 1645 the castle was besieged by Prince Rupert and King Charles and captured, only to be retaken by Parliamentarians following the Royalist defeat at Naseby.

The main road which neatly divides the two Kibworths was not put in until 1810, having previously followed the rather tortuous line of the main village street.

The north and east walls follow the line of those of the Roman fortress; those on the west and south were moved so that more land could be incorporated within the city's defences.

The street follows the course of the Roman road Ermine Street, and is typically without any sign of a bend.

Following storm damage in 1930 when the sails were destroyed, the mill became obsolete.

Introduced in 1948 the Minor has since become a classic car enjoying a cult following.

In the 16th century the town suffered two great fires, and the market place was greatly reduced in size following the rebuilding.

Then less than two years later another oil tanker hit the bridge, to be followed by two floating cranes that inflicted more damage.

The competition for Best Kept Village was divided into a number of categories - Hunsdon won the prize in the 'Larger Village' section, with Shenley, Welwyn and Potten End, near Hemel following up.

Following the armistice in 1918, war memorials were erected by many parishes throughout the British Isles, either close to the church, or in a public place, as a symbol of a shared grief,

The fact that the churchyard is circular suggests that it follows the line of some earlier Roman structure.

mentioned here is that Owen had at first bequeathed all his estate to a friend and fellow merchant, George Faulkner, who turned down the money, saying: 'I have enough to last me my lifetime; why not follow

Later it was dissected and, following a Yorkshire custom, her skin was tanned and distributed in small pieces to those who applied.

The Harpur Trust, following the decay of its school in the 18th century, made ample amends in the 19th with the Harpur Schools in the 1830s; then after 1873 it had three further schools built

Two railways touched the town: the North West line was followed by the famous Settle-Carlisle line in 1876.

Spence’s design was attacked by traditionalists for being too modern; others saw it as a statement of Coventry’s renewal following the blitz.