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unusual facts about East of England



BBC Home Service

During the 1970s Radio 4 FM in the East of England (Tacolneston, Peterborough and relays) carried a breakfast magazine programme, Roundabout East Anglia, the region lacking any BBC Local Radio.

Julian Sturdy

The son of Robert Sturdy Conservative Party MEP for the East of England

Mayflower High School

Mayflower High School, founded in 1966, and named after the Mayflower, is a coeducational, secondary school located in Billericay, Essex in the East of England in the United Kingdom.

National Transmission System

For distribution to houses, National Grid plc (this division is based in Northampton) owns the network in North West England, the West Midlands, the East Midlands, the East of England and North London.


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Adnams Brewery

At the beginning of 2004, Adnams purchased land in neighbouring village of Reydon to expand its business with a new distribution centre, designed by architect Jeremy Blake, which was nominated for the 2007 RICS East of England Award for Sustainability.

Chepstow Castle

In 1468, the castle was part of the estates granted by the Earl of Norfolk to William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke in exchange for lands in the east of England.

Combe Gibbet

The "Combe Gibbet" Race takes in the highest hill in the South East of England; Walbury Hill, the highest in Hampshire; Pilot Hill as well as Ladle Hill and the edge of Watership Down before entering Overton the source of the River Test.

Flounders' Folly

There are also no known records of his having ships or interests in Liverpool or Bristol, as he was a man hailing from the north-east of England, near Stockton-on-Tees.

James Knott

Sir James Knott, 1st Baronet (1852–1934), shipping magnate and politician in the north-east of England

Lady Victoria Leatham

She began working for Sotheby's in Bond Street, concentrating on the East of England.

Linslade

Tom Wise, the former Member of the European Parliament for the East of England jailed for expenses fraud lives in Linslade, as does Russell Stannard, author of several children's book and books on science and religion, and emeritus Professor of Physics at the Open University.

Mastocarpus stellatus

Generally common on all coasts of Ireland and Britain except perhaps for parts of the east of England - Lincoln, Norfolk and Suffolk.

National Grid plc

National Grid Gas plc (formerly Transco) owns and operates the gas transmission network (from terminals to distributors), known as the National Transmission System (NTS), and four distribution networks (from national network to customers): North West of England, East of England (which is split into two areas – East Anglia & East Midlands), West Midlands and London; the distribution networks were former regional divisions of British Gas.

Ovington, County Durham

Ovington is a hamlet on the south bank of the River Tees in the North East of England, situated close to Barnard Castle.

RAF Wyton Area Voluntary Band

The concert band appear regularly at military events, civic parades, church services and charity concerts, largely in the East of England, although the band have also performed in London, Birmingham and toured in Cyprus.

Richard Pybus

Born in the North-East of England, Pybus grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne till the age of 12 when his parents emigrated to Australia, attending Normanhurst Boys' High School in Sydney.

Robert Sherlaw Johnson

The continuing influence of Sherlaw Johnson's geographical origins is evident in compositions, such as the Northumbrian Symphony and his opera, The Lambton Worm, that utilise material from the North-East of England.

Sedgefield Ball Game

Scoring the Hales at Alnwick a small market town in north Northumberland, in the north-east of England.

Sir James Knott, 1st Baronet

Several institutions in the north-east of England are named after him, such as the Knott Memorial Hall in Heddon-on-the-Wall.

Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance

The Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance is an organisation providing emergency medical services through the provision of a helicopter air ambulance covering the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in the South East of England.

Wycliffe, County Durham

Wycliffe is a village on the south bank of the River Tees in the North East of England, situated a short distance to the east of Barnard Castle.