http://www.house-share-uk.com Find Local UK House Shares Near You Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:24:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en House Share Paisley Scotland Approximate Population: 74,000 The Piazza Shopping Centre, based in the heart of Paisley, has forged many links within the community and is the town's busiest centre.   Featuring household names such as Somerfield, Subway, New Look, The Carphone Warehouse, The Piazza is also home to one of the Top ... http://www.house-share-uk.com/paisley/scotland/ House Share Basildon Essex Approximate Population: 99,876 The first historical reference to Basildon is in records from 1086.   It is mentioned in the Domesday Book as 'Belesduna'.  The name 'Basildon' means 'Beorhtel's hill' and is derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name 'Beorhtel' and the Anglo-Saxon word 'dun', meaning hill.   In historical documents, ... http://www.house-share-uk.com/basildon/essex/ House Share Durham Durham County Approximate Population: 42,939 The name "Durham" comes from the Old English "dun", meaning hill, and the Old Norse "holme", which translates to island.  The Lord Bishop of Durham takes a Latin variation of the city's name in his apostolic signature, which is signed "N. Dunelm." Some attribute the city's ... http://www.house-share-uk.com/durham/durham-county/ House Share Newry Northern Ireland Approximate Population: 27,430 * The Newry Canal opened in 1742, and was the first major commercial canal in the British Isles. It ran for 18 miles to Lough Neagh.   In 1777, Newry was ranked the fourth largest port in Ireland.   Some surviving 18th and 19th century ... http://www.house-share-uk.com/newry/northern-ireland/ House Share Cheltenham Gloucestershire Approximate Population: 110,013 The oldest school in Cheltenham is Pate's Grammar School (founded in 1574).  Cheltenham College (founded in 1841) was the first of the major public schools of the Victorian period.  The school was the setting in 1968 for the classic Lindsay Anderson film if.....  It also hosts ... http://www.house-share-uk.com/cheltenham/gloucestershire/ House Share Truro Cornwall Approximate Population: 20,920 During the Civil War in the 17th century, Truro raised a sizable force to fight for the King and a royalist mint was set up in the town.   However, defeat to the Parliamentary troops came in 1646 and the mint was moved to Exeter. Further ... http://www.house-share-uk.com/truro/cornwall/ House Share Ipswich Suffolk Approximate Population: 128,000 Ipswich has undergone an extensive gentrification programme in recent years, principally centred around the waterfront. Though this has turned a deindustrialized dock area into an emerging residential and commercial centre, it is being completed at the expense of much of the town's industrial and maritime ... http://www.house-share-uk.com/ipswich/suffolk/ House Share Hull Humberside Approximate Population: 257,000 Kingston upon Hull, almost invariably referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.  It is located 25 miles (40 km) from the North Sea on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary.  Hull ... http://www.house-share-uk.com/hull/humberside/ House Share Reading Berkshire Approximate Population: 143,096 Reading  is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between London and Swindon off the M4 motorway.   It is one of the contenders for the title of the largest town in England, and is the largest settlement ... http://www.house-share-uk.com/reading/berkshire/ House Share Sheffield South Yorkshire Approximate Population: 530,300 As World War II loomed the steel factories of Sheffield were set to work making weapons and ammunition for the war.   As a result, once war was declared, the city became a target for bombing raids, the heaviest of which occurred over the nights of ... http://www.house-share-uk.com/sheffield/south-yorkshire/