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Sweets in Barnstaple: One of Britain's Oldest B...

Barnstaple's roots as a fortified Saxon town with its own 10th-century mint make it one of the towns commonly cited among Britain's oldest boroughs.

Sweets in Barnstaple: One of Britain's Oldest B...

Barnstaple's roots as a fortified Saxon town with its own 10th-century mint make it one of the towns commonly cited among Britain's oldest boroughs.

Sweets in East Grinstead: The Town That Didn't ...

During the Second World War, East Grinstead's Queen Victoria Hospital became home to pioneering plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe and his burned RAF aircrew patients, whose support group became known as...

Sweets in East Grinstead: The Town That Didn't ...

During the Second World War, East Grinstead's Queen Victoria Hospital became home to pioneering plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe and his burned RAF aircrew patients, whose support group became known as...

Sweets in Mold: Home to One of the Finest Bronz...

In 1833, workmen near Mold uncovered the Mold Gold Cape, a remarkable Bronze Age ceremonial garment now held in the British Museum, making the town's name synonymous with one of...

Sweets in Mold: Home to One of the Finest Bronz...

In 1833, workmen near Mold uncovered the Mold Gold Cape, a remarkable Bronze Age ceremonial garment now held in the British Museum, making the town's name synonymous with one of...

Sweets in Beaconsfield: Home of the World's Old...

Beaconsfield is home to Bekonscot, which opened in 1929 and is recognised as the oldest original model village in the world.

Sweets in Beaconsfield: Home of the World's Old...

Beaconsfield is home to Bekonscot, which opened in 1929 and is recognised as the oldest original model village in the world.

Sweets in Blandford Forum: The Georgian Town Re...

Blandford Forum was almost entirely destroyed by fire in 1731 and rebuilt in a striking, uniform Georgian style by local architects John and William Bastard.

Sweets in Blandford Forum: The Georgian Town Re...

Blandford Forum was almost entirely destroyed by fire in 1731 and rebuilt in a striking, uniform Georgian style by local architects John and William Bastard.

Sweets in Bideford: The Little White Town That ...

Bideford's old nickname, the Little White Town, traces back to its 17th-century boom as one of England's busiest ports trading tobacco with Virginia and the American colonies.

Sweets in Bideford: The Little White Town That ...

Bideford's old nickname, the Little White Town, traces back to its 17th-century boom as one of England's busiest ports trading tobacco with Virginia and the American colonies.