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NORTH WEST

Specialty Definition: North West England

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

North West England is one of the regions of England. It is divided into the following local government areas:

Counties

See Counties of England

• Cumbria
• Lancashire
• Cheshire

Unitary Authority Areas

See Unitary authorities in England

• Blackburn with Darwen
• Blackpool
• Bolton
• Bury
• Halton
• Knowsley
• Liverpool
• Manchester
• Oldham
• Rochdale
• St Helens
• Salford
• Sefton
• Stockport
• Tameside
• Trafford
• Warrington
• Wigan
• Wirral

  Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "North West England."

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North West Leicestershire

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

North West Leicestershire is a district in Leicestershire, England. Its main towns are Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Coalville.

It contains East Midlands Airport, which has flights to the rest of Britain and various places in Europe. It is also notable for Castle Donington, site of Donington Park, a grand-prix circuit and site for music festivals.

In Parliament, it is represented by David Taylor (Labour).

This district has a long history of mineral extraction, with coal, brick clay, gravel and limestone amongst the products. all the deep coal mines are now closed, but opencast continues.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "North West Leicestershire."

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