http://www.uk-railway-sleepers.co.uk Find Local Railway Sleeper Suppliers Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:23:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Railway Sleepers Barnet Greater London Approximate Population: 314,019 The town was the site of the Battle of Barnet in 1471 (more accurately, Hadley), where Yorkist troops led by King Edward IV killed the rebellious "Kingmaker" Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and Warwick's brother, John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. It is the site of ... http://www.uk-railway-sleepers.co.uk/barnet/greater-london/ Railway Sleepers Oxford Oxfordshire Approximate Population: 151,000 The prestige of Oxford is seen in the fact that it received a charter from King Henry II, granting its citizens the same privileges and exemptions as those enjoyed by the capital of the kingdom; and various important religious houses were founded in or near the ... http://www.uk-railway-sleepers.co.uk/oxford/oxfordshire/ Railway Sleepers Wolverhampton West Midlands Approximate Population: 239,100 Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England.   In 2004, the local government district had an estimated population of 239,100; the wider Urban Area had a population of 251,462, which makes it the 13th most populous city in England. Historically a part ... http://www.uk-railway-sleepers.co.uk/wolverhampton/west-midlands/ Railway Sleepers Peterborough Cambridgeshire Approximate Population: 163,300 From 1889 the ancient Soke of Peterborough formed an administrative county in its own right with boundaries similar, although not identical, to the current unitary authority.  The area however remained geographically part of Northamptonshire until 1965,  when the Soke of Peterborough was merged with Huntingdonshire to ... http://www.uk-railway-sleepers.co.uk/peterborough/cambridgeshire/ Railway Sleepers Bournemouth Dorset Approximate Population: 163,444 Bournemouth  is a large coastal resort town in the Borough of Bournemouth in Dorset, England.   The town has a population of 163,444 according to the 2001 Census, making it the largest settlement in Dorset.   With Poole it forms the main part (discluding Christchurch) of the South ... http://www.uk-railway-sleepers.co.uk/bournemouth/dorset/ Railway Sleepers Southampton Hampshire Approximate Population: 228,600 There are 120,305 jobs in Southampton, and 3,570 people claiming job seeker's allowance, approximately 2.4 per cent of the city's population, as of March 2007.  This compares with an average of 2.5 per cent for England as a whole. As of June 2006, 74.7 per cent of ... http://www.uk-railway-sleepers.co.uk/southampton/hampshire/ Railway Sleepers Lambeth Greater London Approximate Population: 267,785 Lambeth appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Lanchei. It was held partly by Lambeth Church and partly by Count Robert of Mortain. Its domesday assets were: 2½ hides; 1 church, 10 ploughs, 22 acres (89,000 m2) of meadow, woodland worth 3 hogs, 19 burgesses ... http://www.uk-railway-sleepers.co.uk/lambeth/greater-london/ Railway Sleepers Newcastle Tyne and Wear Approximate Population: 271,600 The dialect of Newcastle is known as Geordie, and contains a large amount of vocabulary and distinctive word pronunciations not used in other parts of the United Kingdom.   The Geordie dialect has much of its origins in the language spoken by Anglo-Saxon mercenaries, who ... http://www.uk-railway-sleepers.co.uk/newcastle/tyne-and-wear/ Railway Sleepers Eastbourne East Midlands Approximate Population: 94,816 In Eastbourne in 1793, following a survey of coastal defences in the southeast, approval was given for the positioning of infantry and artillery to defend the bay between Beachy Head and Hastings from attack by the French.   14 Martello Towers were constructed along the western ... http://www.uk-railway-sleepers.co.uk/eastbourne/east-midlands/ Railway Sleepers Felixstowe Suffolk Approximate Population: 29,349 A village has stood on the site since long before the Norman conquest.   The early history of Felixstowe, including its Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Medieval defences, is told under the name of Walton, because the name Felixstowe was given retrospectively, during the 13th century, to a ... http://www.uk-railway-sleepers.co.uk/felixstowe/suffolk/