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1 day ago · Stoke-on-Trent is often known as "the city of five towns", the name given to it by local novelist Arnold Bennett, and is the only polycentric city in the UK. In his novels, Bennett used mostly recognisable aliases for five of the six towns, although he called Stoke "Knype".
1 day ago · 51°21′43″N0°27′11″W / 51.362°N 0.453°W / 51.362; Weybridge(/ˈweɪbrɪdʒ/) is a town in the Elmbridgedistrict in Surrey, England, around 17 mi (27 km) southwest of central London. The settlement is recorded as Waigebruggeand Weibruggein the 7th century and the name derives from a crossing point of the River Wey, which ...
1 day ago · England. Lancashire. 53°48′51″N3°03′01″W / 53.81417°N 3.05028°W. Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately 27 miles (43 km) north of Liverpool and 14 miles (23 km) west of Preston. It is the main settlement in the borough of the same name.
1 day ago · US-amerikanischer Geistlicher, Bischof von Kansas City-Saint Joseph 80 11. Februar Maurice Zermatten: Schweizer Schriftsteller 90 12. Februar Maria da Graça Amado da Cunha: portugiesische klassische Pianistin 81 12. Februar Lothar Kempter: Schweizer Schriftsteller und Germanist 100 12. Februar Hubert Ludwieg: deutscher Physiker und ...
1 day ago · Contents. List of countries by population (United Nations) This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [ 2 ]
1 day ago · Peter Leslie Shilton CBE (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His 31-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the unique distinction of playing over 1,000 English league games, including in excess of 100 for five different clubs.
1 day ago · Contents. Bobby Charlton. Sir Robert Charlton CBE (11 October 1937 – 21 October 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking-midfielder, left-winger or centre-forward. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, [ 2 ][ 3 ] he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year ...
