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1. This small town in the county of Devon is famous for making a type of carpet named after the town itself.
2. This Lancashire seaside town is famous for its tower and its illuminations.
3. This English city was blitzed by German bombers in November 1940. Huge areas of the city centre were destroyed and the historic cathedral left as just a shell.
4. A famous horse race first run in 1780 was named after the Earl of this city. To this day it remains one of the world's great sporting events.
5. This city was the most south-westerly Roman settlement in Britain, established around AD 55.
6. This small Hampshire town, which was mentioned in the Domesday book in 1086, has very strong connections with the aviation industry.
7. This English city has a breed of spotted pig named after it and two varieties of cheese, Single and Double.
8. This small Oxfordshire town is known the world over as a centre for rowing. A Royal Regatta is held there each year.
9. This town is located in the River Orwell estuary in Suffolk.
10. This Cumbrian town lies on the river Kent, which is a little odd bearing in mind that Kent is almost the opposite end of England.
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