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Radcliffe, Northumberland
Radcliffe was a mining community in Northumberland, located 1 km south of the town of Amble. Radcliffe was once home to over 700 people. It was an independent and self-sufficient settlement with its own schools, shops, churches and working men’s club.
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Percy Besford (skipper)
The 1944 King’s Birthday Honours, celebrating the official birthday of King George VI, were announced on 2 June 1944. Skipper Percy Robert Smith Besford, RNR, 3475 W.S. (Lowestoft) was Mentioned in Despatches.
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Besford Crop Circles
In June 2014, a crop circle, featuring a star design, appeared in a field off Harewell Lane, in Besford.
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Besford Court
Besford Court was the last great, gothic English country house. It is a Grade II*-listed building, located in the village of Besford.
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Besford in the Domesday Book
The Open Domesday project has made available the first free online copy of Domesday Book, revealing data about Besford which were originally collected during the 1990s to create the Domesday Explorer CD-ROM.
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Sheri Besford
Sheri Besford led the communications team at BDP, a major international practice of architects, designers, engineers and urbanists, for many years.
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Besford House
Besford House, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury, was built originally as a private residence in 1893. In 1911 it was set up a boys’ home, as a way of getting children out of the workhouses. It has now been restored as a family home.
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Besfords Carry Torch in Olympic Relay
The Olympic Torch Relay reached Barnard Castle on 20 June 2012. Jack Besford carried the Olympic torch past Bowes Museum.
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Besford Church
The church of St Peter in Besford is a wonderful example of English church architecture and one of only a few timber frame churches in England.
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Besford, Worcestershire
Besford is a village in Worcestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 147.