Anagrammed UK Towns and Counties Quiz

Answer: glastonbury somerset

As well as being the venue of a world famous annual pop festival, Glastonbury is steeped in early Christian and Celtic history.

The bible tells that Joseph of Arimathea took the body of Jesus after the crucifixion. He escaped from Palestine and arrived in Britain, bringing with him the Holy Grail, which was the chalice used by Jesus at the Last Supper. History says that Joseph was going to establish the first church in England at Glastonbury, and there are archaeological records confirming that there may well have been an early Christian church there. The Holy Grail has never been found, but legend says it was buried by Joseph at the foot of Glastonbury Tor. Other legends say that the Holy Grail was buried with Joseph when he died, in a secret grave. The search for the mysterious Grail, has for centuries been written in the tales of Glastonbury.

Answer: felixstowe suffolk

The port of Felixstowe is the largest container port in the UK and one of the largest in Europe.
Further along the coast though, Felixstowe is a quaint Victorian seaside town - the seafront gardens are listed on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of National Importance.

Answer: salisbury wiltshire

Salisbury is located on the edge of Salisbury plain in Wiltshire, which is perhaps best known for the prehistoric monument at Stonehenge. Salisbury boasts one of the finest medieval cathedrals in England, and is unique in that it has had no additions or alterations since its original construction.

Answer: windsor berkshire

The town of Windsor in the beautiful county of Berkshire, is home to Windsor castle - the biggest inhabited castle in the UK, and is the "home" of Queen Elizabeth II. Windsor is also the location of LEGOLAND - a very popular UK tourist attraction. Also home to the prestigious Eton College.

Answer: portsmouth hampshire

Portsmouth, affectionately known as "Pompey", has for centuries been home to the Royal Navy, and is steeped in British naval history, with several famous British warships on display in the harbour.

Answer: colchester essex

Colchester, Essex, is the oldest recorded town in the UK. It was the capitol of Roman Britain, while London was just a tiny village. Almost 2 miles of Roman wall survive to this day, and includes the oldest Roman gateway in UK.
Colchester was the site of one of the strongest earthquakes in British history in 1884.

Answer: milford haven pembrokeshire

Milford Haven in West Wales, began as a small fishing village. In the 9th and 10th Centuries, Viking seafarers frequently took shelter there, and the name Milford probably comes from a phonic development of two old Norse words - Melyr and Fyord.
In the early part of the 20th century, it was the base for a very large fishing industry, but following the fishing industry's decline in the 1950's hard times were followed by the oil age, with the construction of large oil refineries in the 1960's.

Answer: brighton sussex

Brighton is the venue of the London to Brighton vintage car rally. It became well known as a town, when the Prince Regent (later King George IV) first visited Brighton and Hove in 1783. The elaborate seaside palace - the Royal Pavilion, with its Indian domes and minarets, and its Chinese style interior, has become a famous landmark, and thanks to royal influence, some of the finest examples of Regency architecture in England can still be seen in Brighton and Hove.

Answer: banbury oxfordshire

The nursery rhyme, "Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury cross", has made Banbury one of the best known towns in England. There is a lot of debate over who the "Fine Lady" of the nursery rhyme may have been. She could possibly have been Lady Godiva, or even Elizabeth I, but she is more likely to have been a local girl who rode in a May Day procession.

The original cross was pulled down at the end of the 16th century, and the present cross was erected in 1859 to celebrate the wedding of the then Princess Royal to Prince Frederick of Prussia.

Answer: exeter devon

Exeter can trace its history back to Celtic times, but it didn't really start developing as a city until Roman times. The Romans knew the area as Isca Dumnoniorum and the local tribe as Dumnonii. When the Romans left towards the end of the 4th century, Exeter entered the dark ages and was virtually abandoned between 400 and 700AD.

It wasn't until after the battle of Hastings in 1066 that Exeter really started to grow and prosper again.