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Sweets in Lutterworth: Where an English Bible T...

Lutterworth, in Leicestershire, was home to John Wycliffe, rector of St Mary's Church from 1374 until his death in 1384, remembered for helping produce the first English translation of the...

Sweets in Maldon: Site of the 991 AD Battle of ...

Maldon was the site of the 991 AD Battle of Maldon between Anglo-Saxon defenders and a Viking raiding force, an event immortalised in Old English poetry.

Sweets in Rickmansworth: The Town That Gave Thr...

Rickmansworth sits where the Chess, Colne and Gade rivers meet the Grand Union Canal, lending its district the name Three Rivers — a Hertfordshire town without a bulk or vegan-specific...

Sweets in Woodbridge: Gateway to the Sutton Hoo...

Woodbridge in Suffolk sits opposite Sutton Hoo, site of the famous 1939 Anglo-Saxon ship burial, and is home to a rare surviving tide mill.

Sweets in Pershore: Home to a Once-Great Benedi...

Pershore grew up around Pershore Abbey, a Benedictine foundation dating back to around the 7th century, part of which survives today as the town's parish church after the Dissolution of...

Sweets in Coalville: A Town Built by the Coal I...

Coalville, in Leicestershire, grew rapidly in the 19th century around collieries like Snibston after the Leicestershire and Swannington Railway opened up the local coalfield, and was renamed from its earlier...