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Thought I'd start a new ABC game ....

Aberdeen

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Glossop

Eyes getting a bit heavy

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Hull

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Ilkley moor

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Jarrow

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Kirby Lonsdale

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That's K and L clever cloggs LOL

Leicester

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Margate

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Northampton

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Oldham

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Peckham - where my Mum was born 72 years ago Ah!! You could leave ye key in the front door then and there was never a beak in. LOL

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Quebec

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I'm afraid that's in Canada Prashna and we're doing UK.

Suggest instead:
Queenborough (town in Kent)

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I thought you would say that, MM.

Now use your magic carpet to fly to Quebec,

2 miles South West from Lanchester

14 miles SSE from Newcastle u Tyne

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I have to say I wished I could find it but alas my magic carpet could not. But I do accept your word on this, as the true gentleman you obviously are.

I'll fly on to:

Rochester

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Rochester >>

South Tawton, Co. Devon

BTW Quebec is a small village in Co. Durham, You would love it there.

[url]Grid reference[/url]:
Latitude and longitude: [url]54°47′N, 1°43′W[/url] (54.78, −1.72)
Elevation: 200 m (650 feet)
Road access: Minor roads off B6301 and B6302
Rail access: , 10 km (6 miles) by road
Nearest large village: [url]Esh Winning[/url], 3 km (2 miles)
Nearest city: , 10 km (6 miles)

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Yay, many thanks. I will try to direct my magic carpet there now ................
As a southerner, from Devon, this was outside my radar.

Back to the Quiz:
Tavistock, known locally as 'Tavvy'.

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Perhaps you could visit Toronto, at the same time.

Uttoxeter

Very near Alton Towers.

Your children would love it there.

Me, I am terrified of Roller Coasters.
Scared out of what little wits I have.

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I think we're on 'V' am i right? and I don't mean Vulcan Prash

Vauxhall

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Well I went on the 'Miighty Mouse' here in the Summer and sreamed and screamed and screamed, as it nearly went off the rails.:speechless-smiley-0

Watford

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Xanadu.

And[url] that's not even on Earth.[/url]

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Yarm

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Ok, wait for it ...... In Cornwall ..............

Zelah – St Allen, a village containing two public houses, a Wesleyan chapel, and Board school.

Phew!!!

Off you go now folks ....
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A .................

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Here we go again

Aviemore

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Ok, wait for it ...... In Cornwall ..............

Zelah – St Allen, a village containing two public houses, a Wesleyan chapel, and Board school.

Phew!!!

Off you go now folks ....
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A .................

Of course, Zelah,

on the A30, betwixt Truro and Newquay.

Nice sleepy place.

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Aviemore >>

Boston

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Boston>>

Well, I'll go to Cardiff.

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Cardiff >>

Drumnadrochit

Half way up the A82,

on the Western bank of Loch Ness

betwixt Fort Augustus and Inverness.

Beautiful, desolate place.

Reminds me of home.

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Doncaster

And now I must bid you all farewell for a while, as alas I am going out.
Byeeee ...........xx

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Safe journey, on your magic Carpet, MM.

Eaton, where else?

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Farnham

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