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Sweets in Caistor: A Roman Fortress Town on the...

Caistor began as a Roman fortified camp, and fragments of its 4th-century walls still survive beside the parish church today.

Sweets in Chipping Norton: The Mill Chimney Bui...

Chipping Norton's Bliss Tweed Mill built its chimney to look like an ornamental dome rather than a factory stack — a Victorian landmark that still stands over the town today.

Sweets in Shifnal: The Shropshire Town Rebuilt ...

Shifnal was largely destroyed by a great fire in 1591, with Elizabeth I sending money to help the town rebuild — a history that still shapes the timber-framed buildings around...

Sweets in Steyning: The Saxon Town Where a King...

Steyning's Saxon-era minster was where King Æthelwulf, father of Alfred the Great, was first buried in 858, before his remains were later moved to Winchester — a brief royal chapter...

Sweets in Market Rasen: Home to Lincolnshire's ...

Market Rasen is home to Lincolnshire's only racecourse, with racing on the site dating back to 1828 and continuing on its current course since 1924.

Sweets in Burgess Hill: The Sussex Town Built o...

Burgess Hill grew from scattered hamlets into a Victorian brick and tile-making town after the London-Brighton railway arrived in 1841.