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- #000|Capital of England, throne |of Kings, seat of parliament,|industrial Thames fortress.|
- #001|Capital of Scotland, land of|Celtic mists and the pipes of|war. Home of Mary.|
- #002|Main town o' Lewis, home |of Harris Tweed, a herring|port, lashed by salt & storm.|
- #003|Populous industrial centre,|gate to the Western High-|lands, meeting of 2 worlds.|
- #004|Capital of the Highlands.|Ghosts glide in the shadows|of Drummossie Moor.|
- #005|In 1692 treachery visited |this humble Highland village|in the cruel heart of winter.|
- #006|In '45 Sir John Cope ran|before the Young Pretender|at the battle of Gladsmuir.|
- #007|Fisherman and pirates were|born of this thriving Cornish|port. Of great scenic beauty.|
- #008|Oft besieged, the castle sits|atop a steep rise & is second|only to Edinburgh.|
- #009|City on the Severn, famed|for gloves, china & sauce.|Cromwell was victor here.|
- #010|Main naval base for the|English fleet. Becket|Cathedral. Populous.|
- #011|Fortified manufacturing |town on the Foyle. Victor-|ious over James II in 1689|
- #012|Agricultural market town of|Co. Fermanagh. Staunch|Orange stronghold.|
- #013|Capital of Northern Ireland|Holds fast to the memory |of William of Orange.|
- #014|Pro-Catholic market town |of County Clare. Processes|food.|
- #015|Salmon & marble profit|this picturesque harbour city|in reach of the Aran Isles.|
- #016|Capital of Eire, place of|mists, myth, religion and|rebels. Home of the Gods!|
- #017|Seaport on the Boyne. In|1649 it was purged by fire &|sword. Tis a place of ghosts|
- #018|Of mixed religion, a peace-|ful market town in Galway|that profits by sugar refinery|
- #019|By the Giant's Causeway,|shipmakers, linen mills, farm-|ers, fishers & Orangemen!|
- #020|On River Shannon, it de-|fended itself bravely for 10|days against William 1690.|
- #021|Capital of Wales, home of|the Bard, land of green |vales, coal dust & song.|
- #022|Fishing port on Moray |Firth. Danish invaders|were often tempted forth.|
- #023|The Granite City, major|fishing port on the River |Dee Aberdeenshire.|
- #024|An iron-fisted Border|fortress where the Jacobite|lords met their end in '46.|
- #025|Fortified harbour on River|Lee, a m'facturing & fishing|town of mixed religion.|
- #026|Scottish Border town, gave|its name to the famous|regiment of guards.|
- #027|On Loch Linnhe near Ben|Nevis in the Great Glen,|fortified against the clans!|
- #028|Not a town, barely a |village, the home of the |Leslie's by Benachie's tor.|
- #029|Named for the General who|rode by Cromwell's side.|Here the peat cutters toil.|
- #030|Once Capital of Scotland.|A place of distilleries & of|strategic importance.|
- #031|M'facturing city in West|Midlands, second only to|London. Trouts live here!|
- #032|By the forest of Sherwood|this city manufactures hos-|iery. Danes settled here.|
- #033|A fishing port and market|town which has associations|with Lord Horatio Nelson.|
- #034|Fishing port of Cornwall,|artists colony, a stone's throw|from Land's End.|
- #035|Seaport on Menai Str.|Castle used for investiture|of Prince of Wales.|
- #036|Early Celtic Christian cen-|tre, a dock and naval port|of significance.|
- #037|Commercial industrial centre|of Lancashire particularly|noted for its textiles. Rich!|
- #038|An island of crofters and |fishermen, barren, windswept|lashed by salt and spray.|
- #039|Hardbitten, ragged Highland-|ers work the crofts of the|Sutherland Chief. Poverty!|
- #040|In sight of Skye, in a|bonny glen with mountains |at its back. Rustic port.|
- #041|A Border Port, fair game|for all! Salmon fishing, fast|tides, quick sands.|
- #042|A brownstone Border town|well-known to Sir Walter|Scott. Woollen processing.|
- #043|A fishing port and market|town on the River Lee.||
- #044|Refuge for elopers and|illicit marriages, just over|the Border from England.|
- #045|Manufacturing port on the|River Avon. Once|profited by slave shipments.|
- #046|A shipbuilding port of |minor significance.||
- #047|A Cathedral town of some|beauty set between the Tyne|and the Tees.|
- #048|Cathedral city of Kent.|Thomas a Becket was|murdered here!|
- #049|Eight miles from the sea, it|is an important colliery and|shipbuilding centre. Roman.|
- #050|In Cumbria by Lake|Windermere. Painted|hills, poets and sheep!|
- #051|Roman. Set on the Severn|a market town for cattle and|flour milling. Prosperous!|
- #052|An important naval station|with docks & barracks. The|Mayflower sailed from here|
- #053|A small market town set in|magnificent scenery. Cymru|forever!|
- #054|Port on Ribble Estuary, a|major centre for the cotton|industry.|
- #055|Shipping, shipbuilding, large|docks, an important seaport|on Merseyside.|
- #056|Beautiful Chester, set high|above the Dee & the Shrop-|shire hills. Some industry.|
- #057|The University town and|Royalist domain. Charles I|established his HQ here.|
- #058|A Cathedral town once cap-|ital of England before the|Norman conquest.|
- #059|A country town of Devon |on the Exe. A centre of|commerce for a wide area.|
- #060|Seat of RC Bishopric, a|rural and coal-mining region|of some import.|
- #061|County town of Derbyshire|on the Derwent. Gave its|name to porcelain.|
- #062|Resort town of North|Yorkshire. Of no strategic|or commercial import.|
- #063|Place of scenic beauty but|of no special import.||
- #064|Resort of Essex on the|estuary of the Thames.|Only 36m from London!|
- #065|Royalist stronghold, seat of|the Dukes of Marlborough.|Rustic. Glove m'facturing.|
- #066|University town on the|River Cam. Place of|learning & enlightenment.|
- #067|Seaside holiday resort. Of|no great strategic importance|and no industry to speak of.|
- #068|Once a Roman city now a|minor commercial centre.|Flour milling, engineering.|
- #069|On the River Ouse, a mar-|ket for rural produce with a|large engineering works.|
- #070|City on the Nene. Manu-|facturer of agricultural|implements & bricks.|
- #071|On Isle of Man. Tiny,|rural, rustic, a resting place,|a refuge, or a stop-over.|
- #072|Small fishing port on|Holy island. A point of|departure for Ireland.|
- #073|A fine harbour and a port|of varied trade - timber,|ships, engineering, jute.|
- #074|Where mists & sky are one,|crofts nestle on barren shores|& peat cutters hoe the bogs.|
- #075|Market town of Suffolk |and a great centre of|horse racing.|
- #076|Highland village on shores of|Loch Lomond echoes to the|war cry of the MacGregors|
- #077|A fishing port, the furthest|point of mainland Britain.|Washed by wind and rain.|
- #078|Port of varied industries.|Purged by Cromwell, the|gutters ran with tears!|
- #079|A market town in Kerry|set by scenic lakes. The Gap|of Dunloe is nearby.|
- #080|Historical capital of |Brittany. Scene of the|Dreyfus trial.|
- #081|Atlantic port of NW |France. Fortified naval|base from 17th century.|
- #082|Port of N France at mo-|uth of R Seine. Founded|in 1516. Passengers & cargo.|
- #083|Capital of France on the|Seine. Became capital in |987. Culture & couture!|
- #084|Resort & fishing port in|Normandy in N France.|Shipbuilding.|
- #085|Port on R Orne in North|France. William the|Conqueror entombed in abbey|
- #086|Port of NW France on|Seine. English 1419-49. Joan|of Arc burnt here.|
- #087|Town of N France in|Picardy on River Somme.|Linen manufacture.|
- #088|City of N France on Rv|Somme. Carpets and|clothes manufacture.|
- #089|City of N France, seaport|in Nord region. Ruled by|English 1347-1558.|
- #090|Port of Southern Norway|founded in 1641. Metals|wool and timber.|
- #091|Capital of Norway founded|1050. Port on Oslo Fjord|called Christiana 1624-1925.|
- #092|Port of SW Norway|founded in 1070. Grieg born|here. Shipbuilding & fishing.|
- #093|Port of Norway. Founded|996. Fishing, metals and|shipbuilding.|
- #094|City of SW Sweden|founded in 1619 by Gustav-|us Adolphus. Ice-free port.|
- #095|Main port of W Denmark|on North Sea. Fishing and|dairying.|
- #096|Burgh of North Scotland,|co. town of Zetland on |the Shetlands. Ponies!|
- #097|Royal burgh town of N|Scotland. Catholic & main|town of Orkneys. Distilling|
- #098|Port of SE Norway at |head of Drammen Fjord.|Wood & paper exports.|
- #099|Market town of N France|Famous tapestry chronicling|Norman conquest of Britain|
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