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Knowsley

Knowsley (pop. 150,468) is a local government metropolitan area in northwestern England. The towns of Kirkby and Huyton lie within the area. Knowsley has a variety of industries, including electronics, food processing, and the manufacture of furniture and automobiles. Kirkby has a large industrial park. Knowsley has fine recreational facilities. Kirkby and Huyton have extensive sports and leisure centers, and Prescot has a safari park. More »

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Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire (pop. 226,871) is a local government area in Scotland. It is a unitary authority... More >>

Angus

Angus (pop. 108,400) is a local government area in Scotland. It was established in 1996 as a... More >>

Antrim

Antrim (pop. 48,366) is a local government area and town in Northern Ireland, bordering Lough... More >>

Antrim, County

Antrim, County, was one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It occupied the northeast corner... More >>

Arcadia

Arcadia, ahr KAY dee uh, one of the departments of present-day Greece, was an important region in... More >>

Ards

Ards (pop. 73,244) is a local government district centered on the Ards Peninsula in Northern... More >>

Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute (pop. 91,306) is a local government area in western Scotland. The area has many... More >>

Armagh

Armagh (pop. 54,263) is a local government district of Northern Ireland. It is centered on the... More >>

Armagh, County

Armagh, County, was the smallest of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It extended from the... More >>

Azores

Azores, AY zohrz or uh ZOHRZ, are a group of nine islands that belong to Portugal. They are... More >>

Bailiwick

Bailiwick is a region under the jurisdiction of a bailiff or a sheriff. Originally, a bailiff was... More >>

Ballymoney

Ballymoney (pop. 26,894) is a local government district in Northern Ireland, centered on the town... More >>

Banbridge

Banbridge (pop. 41,392) is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The market town of... More >>

Bavaria

Bavaria, buh VAYR ee uh, is a state in southeastern Germany. It covers 27,240 square miles... More >>

Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire (pop. 381,571), in the southeast midlands of England, is one of the smallest... More >>


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