Newtown

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Purton Hulks

Disaster remains

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Purton Hulks or Purton Ships' Graveyard is a number of abandoned boats and ships, deliberately beached beside the River Severn near Purton in Gloucestershire, England, to reinforce the river banks.

Dr. Jenner’s House

Museum

Photo: Nick, CC BY 2.0.

Dr. Jenner's House, formerly known as the Edward Jenner Museum, in Berkeley, England, is housed in a grade II* listed early 18th century building called the Chantry, famous as the home of Edward Jenner FRS, physician, surgeon, and pioneer of smallpox vaccination, and now used as a museum. Dr. Jenner’s House is situated 2 miles south of Newtown.

Berkeley Town Hall

Town hall

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Berkeley Town Hall is a municipal building in Salter Street, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England. The structure, which is now used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building. Berkeley Town Hall is situated 2 miles south of Newtown.

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Sharpness

Village

Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sharpness is a port in the civil parish of Hinton, in the Stroud district, in Gloucestershire, England, one of the most inland in Britain, and eighth largest in the South West England region.

Purton

Hamlet

Photo: Jim Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Purton is a hamlet on the west bank of the River Severn, in the civil parish of Lydney in Gloucestershire, England. It lies opposite the village of Purton near Berkeley on the east bank of the river.

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