[LemonJam]

Guernsey - Its an island with no VAT.

[Jen]

Saintfield

History
Saintfield was originally an early 17th century settlement, from which the parish church survives. The present town form of Saintfield dates back to the early 18th century and the establishment of linen manufacturing and other trades by the Price family. The village had a number of corn, flour and flax mills, the remains of which are visible today, and has retained a tradition of textile manufacture through Saintfield Yarns. The architectural and historic significance of its town centre is reflected in its designation as a Conservation Area in 1997.
Saintfield is probably most famous for the battle that took place there in June 1798, between the United Irishmen and the York fencibles and local yeomanry during the Irish rebellion. The headstones of men who were killed in this battle can be seen near the river at the bottom of the 1st Presbyterian Church graveyard, however the actual graves and bodies have been built over with new housing.



Demographics
Saintfield is classified as an intermediate settlement by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 2,250 and 4,500 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 2,959 people living in Saintfield. Of these:

25.6% were aged under 16 years and 16.3% were aged 60 and over
47.8% of the population were male and 52.2% were female
23.8% were from a Catholic background and 71.4% were from a Protestant background
1.9% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service


In 1837 the population of Saintfield area was 7,154 of whom 1,053 lived in the town [1].

[edit] Places of interest
The Rowallane Garden is situated just outside the village. The exotic gardens were started over 100 years ago, and are now in the care of the National Trust.
Many of the buildings on the main street have old stables and courtyards behind them.
The old White Horse Inn also sits on the main street.
From Lewis Topographical Dictionary (1837): The proprietor and lord of the manor, N. Price, Esq., improved the town in 1802, when he erected a large market-house and hotel, since which time Saintfield has been rapidly improving, and is now one of the most flourishing towns in the county.

The Market House (now an Orange Hall) and the Hotel (now a private house) can be seen on Main Street.
The Gaff of Christian


Wiki

[Red Moon]

Just remembered their was a monk that lived in the village in the 14th-century who became Archbishop of Canterbury.

I knew I missed something.

[Lauren]

Houghton-le-Spring is a town that is nowadays found in the county of Tyne and Wear, North East England that has its recorded origins in Norman times.

Houghton Feast is an ancient festival held every October in the town. It has its origins in the 1100s as the dedication festival to the Parish Church of St Michael & All Angels. Nowadays the festival lasts ten days and typically features a fairground, carnival, fireworks and ox roasting event, in commemoration of Rector Bernard Gilpin's feeding of the poor.

Houghton-Le-Spring's main shopping area is located in Newbottle Street which includes a supermarket, a library, the Post Office and various other retail outlets. Pubs in Houghton-Le-Spring include The White Lion, The Copt Hill, The Mill, The Burn, The Britannia and The Golden Lion which reportedly has stood for almost 300 years. The earliest records for the public house date from 1827 and show that it was owned by the Rector.

[DamonJ]

Originally posted by DoubleTrouble
Ermm...?

- Leona Lewis is from here. Family still lives here and her cousin's in year 7 in my school.

- During World War II, much of the area was damaged in the Blitz

- Other Celebs Like, Barbara Windsor and Zoe Lucker were born and raised here.

- Amy Winehouse filmed her video 'Back To Black' in our local cemetery.

Here is some info from Wiki;

Stoke Newington or 'new town in the wood', has been lightly settled for many hundreds of years, close to larger neighbouring Saxon settlements near the River Lea. In the nineteenth century it was discovered that Stoke Newington Common and Abney Park Cemetery had been part of a Neolithic working area for axe-making, some examples of which can be seen in the Museum of London.

Stoke Newington is recorded as part of the Ossulstone hundred in the county of Middlesex in the Domesday Book of 1086. In the 17th century, for administrative purposes the west of Stoke Newington High Street became part of the new Finsbury division and the east part of the Tower division. Both divisions were in 1889 then incorporated into the County of London.

Sorry but

i LOVE Zoe Lucker!

[Chri$]

- Weather mostly always Sunny and Warm.
- Named the Sunshine state.
- Real estate is Mostly cheep.
- Every food place you can imagine Chinese, British, Czech, Fast food and more.
- The best theme parks like Disney, Universal Studios, Wet and Wild, Sea world, Bush Gardens.
- Lots of interesting attractions like Titanic Center, Ripley's Believe it or Not, Crocodile tours in lakes and loads more.
-Great shopping Malls everywhere.

[Sticks]

Newcastle upon Tyne

Home of Newcastle Brown Ale (No longer)

Home of Europes oldest covered market at Grainger Market

Capital city of the North East Region

Eastern end of Hadrian's Wall

Oh there is a local football team, but I never talk about them

[SiaSiaSia]

Colchester:

- old capital of britain
- england's oldest recorded town
- one of the biggest libdem towns in the country :P
- ultra famous and amazing zoo
- "humpty dumpty" and "twinkle twinkle little star" were written here

Famous People:
- Damon Albarn <3. Of Blur and the Gorrilaz
- Darren Day
- Dermot O'Leary

[hannah.]

gay capital!
it's nice and diverse, you can walk down the road dressed as a crayon and only be looked at funny by 11 year old chavs and old ladies, everyone else smiles bemusedly [i have actually done this]

famous people:
holly willoughby
katie price
the kooks
preston
pete bb7

erm.. i cant think of anything else other than that I live here

[hannah.]

oh and there's more clubs per square inch than anywhere else in the country.. it's something like 26 every 1.5 sq. mile...

[Z]

Oil capital of Europe
Granite
Annie Lennox was born here
Press and Journal based here (oldest newspaper in Scotland)
Aberdeen Football Club
David Carry (swimmer) comes from here (and went to my school!)
Paul Lawrie also from Aberdeen (his son goes to my school also)
Nicol Stephen
Thomas Blake Glover (founded Mitsubishi)


and also I live there, it's pretty sweet.

[Christina]

LMAO. I was just on Facebook and i searched up on Facebook about Brixton [where i live] and it says this:

Basic Info
Type: Geography - Neighbourhoods

Description: Brixton Academy, Ritzy cinema, gun crime, drug dealers on the street, countless number of fried chicken shops - what's not to love about Brixton?

Bloody hell that sounds awful dosen't it haha!?

Erm and this is off Wikipedia:

Brixton has a mix of residents, ranging from people that have lived in Brixton for generations to new residents that have moved prompted by a new trendy image that Brixton projects.[1] Brixton is a multiethnic community, with around 24 percent of Brixton’s population being of African and/or Caribbean descent,[2] giving rise to Brixton as the unofficial capital of the British African-Caribbean community in London.

Its not great but i love it!

[Gemmer-x]

Robin Hood

[Nicky.]

ooo all of Hollyoaks's outdoor scenes are filmed in Chester !

andand there is one scene in Harry Potter which was filmed at Chester cathedral

[_Seth]

It's a shithole. That's why we're moving after my Year 11.

[Annie]

West Lothian

Mmmm good things:

I live there
Good shopping centre
Nice big houses
Lots of jobs