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| The Top Ten: Towns everyone has heard of but can't place on a map | The Top Ten: Towns everyone has heard of but can't place on a map |
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| Is Clutton suggested this list 'as a resident of Newcastle-under-Lyme, which always has to be described as being near Stoke-on-Trent; of course the next question is always, "Whereabouts is Stoke-on-Trent?"' | Is Clutton suggested this list 'as a resident of Newcastle-under-Lyme, which always has to be described as being near Stoke-on-Trent; of course the next question is always, "Whereabouts is Stoke-on-Trent?"' |
| 1. Pontefract | 1. Pontefract |
| Steve Van Riel says people often put his home town in Wales. | Steve Van Riel says people often put his home town in Wales. |
| 2. Mansfield | 2. Mansfield |
| Market House Books says: "No one really knows where it is. Or Worksop, or Wellingborough. Somewhere in the Midlands." | Market House Books says: "No one really knows where it is. Or Worksop, or Wellingborough. Somewhere in the Midlands." |
| 3. Scarborough | 3. Scarborough |
| Graham Kirby says, "I have no idea where it is. Am I alone here?" That is a QTWTAIN. | Graham Kirby says, "I have no idea where it is. Am I alone here?" That is a QTWTAIN. |
| 4. Leominster | 4. Leominster |
| "Miles from anywhere," says Peter Green. | "Miles from anywhere," says Peter Green. |
| 5. Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 5. Ashby-de-la-Zouch |
| Its location baffles Eliot Andersen and Xlibris1. | Its location baffles Eliot Andersen and Xlibris1. |
| 6. Daventry | |
| I know it used to be pronounced "Daintry", but I don't know where it is. | I know it used to be pronounced "Daintry", but I don't know where it is. |
| 7. Fort William | 7. Fort William |
| Issy Flamel offers a Scottish entry. | Issy Flamel offers a Scottish entry. |
| 8. Uttoxeter | 8. Uttoxeter |
| Aaron Bell says: "You need racecourses. Also, Kelso and Wincanton." | Aaron Bell says: "You need racecourses. Also, Kelso and Wincanton." |
| 9. Grantham | 9. Grantham |
| Graham Kirby supplies dialogue from House of Cards, discussing the Margaret Thatcher Memorial. Elizabeth: "Where is Grantham anyway?" Urquhart: "No one seems quite sure." | Graham Kirby supplies dialogue from House of Cards, discussing the Margaret Thatcher Memorial. Elizabeth: "Where is Grantham anyway?" Urquhart: "No one seems quite sure." |
| 10. Brentford | 10. Brentford |
| Peter Warner complained, "There's a slight touch of 'the wretched provinces' about this theme," so I put this in. | Peter Warner complained, "There's a slight touch of 'the wretched provinces' about this theme," so I put this in. |
| Next week: Songs whose titles are only in the final words (such as 'Up the Junction' by Squeeze) | Next week: Songs whose titles are only in the final words (such as 'Up the Junction' by Squeeze) |
| Coming soon: Books disowned by their authors. Send your suggestions, and ideas for future Top 10s, to top10@independent.co.uk | Coming soon: Books disowned by their authors. Send your suggestions, and ideas for future Top 10s, to top10@independent.co.uk |
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