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Explore Higher Thrushgill in United Kingdom

Higher Thrushgill in the region of England is a town in United Kingdom - some 202 mi or ( 326 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Higher Thrushgill is now 05:51 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Whitewell, Weathercote, Tarnbrook, Sheffield, and Oxford. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Whitewell . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Higher Thrushgill ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

46115 Scots Guardsman on The Lune Rivers Trust Tour at Wennington - 5th September 2009

3:34 min by TheDoodyman
Views: 845 Rating: 4.88

46115 Scots Guardsman is seen at Wennington with the Lune Rivers Trust Tour on Saturday 5th September 2009. The tour started from Preston, diesel hauled by 47 760 as far as Carnforth, where 46115 took ..

Wennington 2009

1:46 min by nlbbs
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Quad biking at Wennington Hall School rally. ..


The St Nicholas Steam Express - 5690 at Wennington

0:52 min by TheDoodyman
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The St Nicholas Steam Express. LMS Jubilee class 5690 Leander at Wennington station on Saturday 28 November 2009 and running approximately 30 minutes down. 47 760 brings up the rear. Diesel hauled; Ro ..

48151 on loaded test run - 18 March 2010

0:55 min by TheDoodyman
Views: 319 Rating: 4.78

8F 48151 is seen passing through Wennington station on a loaded test run from Carnforth to Hellifield and return, on Thursday 18th March 2010. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Great Stone of Fourstones

The Great Stone of Fourstones, or the "Big Stone" as it is known locally, is a glacial deposit on the moorlands of Tatham Fells, situated in North Yorkshire, England, near Bentham in the District of Craven, and 10 metres from the county border with Lancashire. The name suggests that there were once four stones, but now there is only one. The other three were possibly broken up for scythe sharpening stones, or building stone, centuries ago.

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Located at 54.09 -2.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Forest of Bowland, Geography of North Yorkshire, Geology of North Yorkshire, Glacial erratics

Centre points of the United Kingdom

There has long been debate over the exact location of the geographical centre of the United Kingdom, and its constituent countries, due to the complexity and method of the calculation, such as whether to include offshore islands, and the fact that erosion will cause the position to change over time.

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Located at 54.00 -2.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geographical centres, Geography of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom geography-related lists

British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War

British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War entailed a large-scale division of military and civilian mobilisation in response to the threat of invasion by German armed forces in 1940 and 1941. The British army needed to recover from the defeat of the British Expeditionary Force in France, and 1.5 million men were enrolled as part-time soldiers in the Home Guard.

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Located at 54.00 -2.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Cancelled military operations involving the United Kingdom, Invasions of the United Kingdom, Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II, United Kingdom home front during World War II

British hardened field defences of World War II

)]] British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations. They were popularly known as pillboxes by reference to their shape.

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Located at 54.00 -2.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 20th-century forts in England, Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II, World War II sites in the United Kingdom

Brennand Farm

Brennand Farm is often claimed to be the true centre of Great Britain. This is about seven kilometres north-west of Dunsop Bridge - which has the nearest BT phone box to the 'true centre'. A plaque reads “You are calling from the BT payphone that marks the centre of Great Britain”. The location was calculated by Ordnance Survey as the centroid of the two-dimensional shape of Great Britain, including all its islands. Haltwhistle claims to be the centre by a different method.

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Located at 54.00 -2.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geographical centres, Geography of Ribble Valley