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1. I am a Metropolitan county in north central England and within me are Ilkley Moor, a Sculpture Park which bears part of my name and the Coal Mining Museum. My notable towns/cities are Wakefield, Leeds and Bradford. What is my name?
2. I am a 'Royal' county in south central England, occupied by the Danes in the ninth century. The Saxon name for my county town was 'place of Readda's people'. Windsor and Newbury are within my boundaries and Ascot Racecourse is my most famous landmark. Which county am I?
3. I am an eastern county with my county town, Ipswich, lying on the Orwell estuary. In the Middle Ages wool trading increased my prosperity. My main towns are Sudbury, Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds - home of the Greene King brewery. A popular tourist attraction is Sutton Hoo. What am I called?
4. This county is on the English Channel with Weymouth, Poole and Dorchester being the main towns. The most famous prehistoric monument is Maiden Castle, an Iron Age hill fort, and the garrison of the Royal Tank Regiment at Bovington lies within this county. What is this county's name?
5. I am situated in NW England and my county town, Chester, was called Deva in Roman times. My main towns include Northwich, Runcorn and Crewe. Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) was born in my county. My name is?
6. My name is that of a county in S. England bordering the English Channel and I was previously a Roman settlement. Within my boundaries are Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth. The New Forest is a major tourist attraction. My most famous 'son' is Charles Dickens. Which county am I?
7. My name is that of a county in NW England with major tourist attractions such as Blackpool and the Pennines. Notable people born here include George Formby and Gracie Fields (remember her 'Aspidistra'?) Preston is my main town and Lancaster is part of my county. Which one?
8. I am an island lying off the south coast, separated from the mainland by The Solent. My chief towns are Ventnor, Newport and Sandown. Cowes is a famous yachting centre and Alfred, Lord Tennyson once lived here. My Roman name was Vectis - but what am I called today?
9. I am located in south central England, bounded in the NW by the Cotswolds; in the SE by the Chilterns and drained by the river Thames, which in this county is known as the Isis. I am home to a famous university and the county town is known as 'The City of Dreaming Spires'. Less important towns are Witney, Bicester and Abingdon. The county is?
10. This county is in S England and is dominated by Salisbury Plain and the Marlborough Downs. Stonehenge and Avebury Hill are England's oldest monuments, built over 4000 years ago. Warminster, Trowbridge and Swindon are among the major towns. The county is?
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