Thursday 20 August 2009

Haltwhistle, Centre of Britain

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Haltwhistle is a small town in Northumberland; it's name is derived from Hal-twysel, meaning "a meeting of the streams by the hill". It has a population of about 3,500 and claims to be at the exact geographic centre of Britain ( enlarge the picture for the explanation)
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