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This came about because, between 1707 and 1723, the installation of turnpikes on local roads led to such an improvement in their condition that Dunchurch Road became a major thoroughfare.

The legend has it that Turpin shot and killed King by mistake after a mix up over a horse, but other sources seem to think that it was more likely that King came to his just deserts at the end

He descended and came to a small basin of sea enclosed by the cliffs [Lulworth Cove]. Troy's nature freshened within him; he thought he would rest and bathe here before going further.

Corn was ground in stone 'querns' made from the rock to be found at nearby Quorndon, a name meaning 'hill of the querns'.

In 1924, Richmond House, a large house with extensive grounds on the river-front by the Embankment, came into council ownership, following an unsuccessful bid at auction, a fumbled attempt at compulsory

During the Georgian and Regency eras most visitors came to Margate for their health and the sea bathing.

In 1996 the two schools came together with the name of Berkhamsted Collegiate School, and Dr Priscilla Chadwick was appointed as first principal.

Things recently came to a head in 1998 when there was a decision to divide Shropshire into two areas, the county of Shropshire and the Borough of Telford and Wrekin, thus bringing to an end over

Boston Corporation came into existence on 14 May 1545.

The need for additional leisure facilities had long been recognised and an important move in this direction came with the opening of the Eat 'N' Bowl bowling alley in Huntingdon Street in August

In 1864 an Act was passed whereby from 1 July 1872 the turnpikes disappeared and the turnpike roads came under the care of the local boards of health.

However, along with prosperity came poverty and overcrowding and there was an increasing amount of slum accommodation.

Fishermen came from elsewhere around the coast, and soon Brixham trawlers became a common sight in the harbour.

Boston Corporation came into existence on 14 May 1545.

Over the years there have been a variety of spellings of the name Hemel Hempstead.

Then when the 'Right to Buy' scheme came into being, many tenants purchased their homes. A lot of people consequently established 'roots' in the area and have retired here.

MANY MORE people know the name of Loughborough than know the town itself, or even where it is. That name is read, said and rings out across the world. Loughborough is unique.

Thomas Hope (of the Hope Diamond fame), the son of a wealthy Amsterdam merchant, took possession of the mansion in 1808. He spared no expense in improving the structure, interior and grounds.

Laindon, Langdon Hills, Dunton, Basildon, Pitsea, Vange and North Benfleet came together to form the New Town; beneath the modern buildings lie fascinating episodes from Basildon's past, from

great and so momentous that the twentieth century will A Momentous Meeting at Laindon School On a bleak night in October 1948, the Rt Hon Lewis Silkin, Minister for Town and Country Planning, came

built seven years later in the early Tudor style with eighteen tills, and up to 90 staff when it was working at full stretch; they were needed during race weeks when newspaper correspondents came

Later came Sizewell B, the PWR reactor, proudly state-of-the-art; today the giant white dome stands rather incongruously where smugglers once plied a profitable trade.

Within 20 years, well-to-do commuter communities had sprung up along the lines; indeed, Alderley Edge village itself did not exist before the trains came - it is a Victorian creation dating from

His first real profits came from uniforms, supplied complete and correct in every detail within 36 hours, for the University & Public Schools Brigade.