Croydon, Surrey County (now in the London Borough of Croydon, Outer London), England
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Historically a part of Surrey, Croydon is a large town in South London, England, in the London Borough of Croydon, to which it gives its name. It is situated 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Charing Cross. It is identified in the London Plan as one of 11 metropolitan centres in Greater London.
Cwmbran, Monmouthshire County (now Gwent County), Wales
-3.891851
52.311153
Cwmbran is pronounced Cumbran.
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Cyprus
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Czechoslovakia (Ceskoslovensko)
Czechoslovakia (Czech and Slovak: Ceskoslovensko - after 1990: Cesko-Slovensko) was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 (upon declaring its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire) until 1992 (with a government-in-exile during the World War II period). On 1 January 1993, Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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Dallas, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Damerham, Hampshire County, England
-1.853729
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Damerham is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, located near to Fordingbridge. As well as being the location of notable Neolithic and Bronze Age barrows, Damerham was an important Anglo-Saxon manor mentioned in the will of Alfred the Great. By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, Damerham was a major settlement in the possession of Glastonbury Abbey. Today Damerham is a rural village on the River Allen.
Situated north-west of Fordingbridge, and close to the Dorset border, Damerham is located on the River Allen. Damerham contains a mixture of cottages, with a riverside mill and a Norman church.
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Dandenong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
145.202047
-37.993907
Dandenong is a suburb and major urban centre in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Situated on Dandenong Creek and mostly flat land at the foothills of Mount Dandenong, it is the main administrative centre for the City of Greater Dandenong Local Government Area (LGA). At the 2006 Census, central Dandenong had a population of 16,729, while the City of Greater Dandenong has an estimated population of 137,600.
It began as a township in 1852, and at the turn of the century was an important regional city with its own suburbs. During the mid 20th century it became a major metropolitan manufacturing & commercial area and conurbation of Greater Melbourne. A Business district, the former town centre covers much of its area, and is one of the largest in Greater Melbourne.
Dandenong is the hub of one of metropolitan Melbourne's most culturally-diverse areas, with approximately 55.5% of Greater Dandenong residents born overseas, from 156 different birthplaces and 51% from non-English speaking backgrounds. Significant ethnic groups include immigrants from primarily Albania.
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Danzig (now Gdansk), Prussia (now Poland)
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Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia
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Dartford, Kent County, England
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
-63.566667
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Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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-12.456666
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 124,800, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities. It is the smallest and most northerly of the Australian capital cities, and acts as the Top End 's regional centre.
Darwin has grown from a pioneer outpost and small port into one of Australia's most modern and multicultural cities. Its proximity to Asia makes it an important Australian gateway to countries such as Indonesia and East Timor. The Stuart Highway begins in Darwin, ending at Port Augusta in South Australia.
The city itself is built on a low bluff overlooking the harbour. Its suburbs spread out over some area, beginning at Lee Point in the north, and stretching to Berrimah in the east-past Berrimah, the Stuart Highway goes on to Darwin's satellite city, Palmerston, and its suburbs.
The region, like the rest of the Top End, has a tropical climate, with a wet and a dry season. It receives heavy rainfall during the Wet, and is well-known for its spectacular lightning.
The original inhabitants of the greater Darwin area are the Larrakia people. On 9 September 1839, HMS Beagle sailed into Darwin harbour during its surveying of the area. John Clements Wickham named the region "Port Darwin" in honour of their former shipmate Charles Darwin, who had sailed with them on the ship's previous voyage which had ended in October 1836. The settlement there became the town of Palmerston in 1869, and was renamed Darwin in 1911.
Having been almost entirely rebuilt twice, once due to Japanese air raids during World War II, and again after being devastated by Cyclone Tracy in 1974, the city is one of Australia's most modern capitals.
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Dawlish, Devonshire County (now Devon County), England
-3.466667
50.583333
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De Soto, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
-90.55397
38.140049
De Soto is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.
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Dedham, City of Colchester District, Essex County, England
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Deep River, Ontario, Canada
-77.492653
46.098068
Deep River is a town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Located along the Ottawa River, it lies about 200 kilometres (120 miles) north-west of Ottawa, on the Trans-Canada Highway. Deep River is opposite the Laurentian Mountains and the Province of Québec.
The name Deep River purportedly derives from the fact that the Ottawa River reaches its greatest depth of 402 feet (123 m) just outside the township.
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Delaware, USA
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Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
-80.073056
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Denver, Arapahoe County (now Denver County), Colorado, USA
-104.984167
39.739167
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Deptford, Kent County (now London Borough of Lewisham), England
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Derby, Derbyshire County, England
-1.476667
52.921667
The original hospital on the site was the Derby City General Hospital, which was built in 1927, and latterly focused on maternity & children's care. The hospital, which had become quite dilapidated, was demolished in September 2006. The new Royal Derby Hospital replaced both the Derby City General Hospital and the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary in 2003. It was opened by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in April 2010.
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Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
-73.089444
41.320556
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Derbyshire County, England
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Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
-71.327778
42.880556
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Devonport, Plymouth, Devonshire County (now Devon County), England
-4.176
50.377
Devon is a large county in the south-west of England. Alternatively people refer to the county as Devonshire, but it's an entirely unofficial name, often indicating a traditional or historical context. The county shares borders with Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. Its coastline follows the English Channel to the south, and the Bristol Channel to the north. It's the third largest of the English counties, and the only one in England to have two separated coastlines.
There's some dispute over the use of 'Devonshire' instead of Devon, and there is no official recognition of the term 'Devonshire' in modern times. One theory is that the 'shire' suffix is due to a mistake in the making of the original letters patent for the Duke of Devonshire, resident in Derbyshire. However, there are references to 'Defenascire' in old English texts from before 1000AD, which translates to modern English as 'Devonshire'. The term Devonshire may have originated around the 8th century, when it changed from Dumnonia to Defensascir.
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Devonshire Bay, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
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Devonshire County (now Devon County), England
-4.283333
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Devon is a large county in the south-west of England. Alternatively people refer to the county as Devonshire, but it's an entirely unofficial name, often indicating a traditional or historical context. The county shares borders with Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. Its coastline follows the English Channel to the south, and the Bristol Channel to the north. It's the third largest of the English counties, and the only one in England to have two separated coastlines.
There's some dispute over the use of 'Devonshire' instead of Devon, and there is no official recognition of the term 'Devonshire' in modern times. One theory is that the 'shire' suffix is due to a mistake in the making of the original letters patent for the Duke of Devonshire, resident in Derbyshire. However, there are references to 'Defenascire' in old English texts from before 1000AD, which translates to modern English as 'Devonshire'. The term Devonshire may have originated around the 8th century, when it changed from Dumnonia to Defensascir.
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Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
-64.773611
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Diamond Creek, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
144.35141
-36.922352
Diamond Creek is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Nillumbik. At the 2006 Census, Diamond Creek had a population of 10,287.
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Dingle, County Kerry, Province of Munster, Ireland
-10.267259
52.140652
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Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, USA
-89.479444
41.838889
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Dominican Republic
-70.336998
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Doniphan, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA
-95.080556
39.641667
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Dorchester, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England
-2.4367
50.7154
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, England. A historic market town, Dorchester lies on the banks of the River Frome, in the Frome Valley, just south of the Dorset Downs and north of the South Dorset Ridgeway, that separates the area from Weymouth, 8 miles (13 km) south.
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Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England
-2.43774
50.715359
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Dover, Kent County, England
1.3
51.133333
Dover is a town and major ferry port in the county of Kent, England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel. The town is the administrative centre of the Dover District.
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Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
-71.283333
42.245833
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Downall Green, Ashton, Lancashire County (now Greater Manchester County), England
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Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
-71.3025
42.670278
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Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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