Your home city.

[Unknown Entity]

I was just looking at some info about my home town and it's actually really interesting, so I was thinking i'd share it with you all, and it'd be cool if you did likewise, tell us a little something about your home town, some interesting facts.

Try wikipedia if you're stuck for facts, I did :P

Coventry's most famous resident was Lady Godiva, who according to legend, rode through the city naked on horseback (actually, she likely rode the horse bareback, not barenaked, in protest at high taxes being waged on the cityfolk by her husband Leofric, Earl of Mercia. According to the legend, the residents of the city were asked to look away as she rode, but one man didn't and was allegedly struck blind, he became known as Peeping Tom thus originating the term. There is a statue of her in the city centre.






During the late-1970s and early-1980s, Coventry was the centre of the Two Tone musical phenomenon, with bands such as The Specials and The Selecter coming from the city, spawning several major hit singles and albums. The Specials achieved three UK #1 hit singles between 1979 - 1981, namely "Too Much Too Young", "Rat Race" and "Ghost Town". Notable Selecter singles included "On My Radio" and "Three Minute Hero".
Today Coventry is recognised for its range of music events including one of the UK's foremost international jazz programmes, The Coventry Jazz Festival, and the award-winning Godiva Festival.



Sir Horace Gantleman (aka Horace Panter), The Bassist from the Specials, Was also my Art Teacher in school :P small world eh.

[Unknown Entity]

- The Godiva Statue, that's where all the little goths and emo kids hang out.



- The big ugly... Thing outside the motor museum.

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First settled as Buckingham (for Buckingham, England) in 1681, the borough of Bristol, Pennsylvania is one of the oldest settlements in the United States, and is about 15-30 minutes north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was originally used as a port and dock. Bristol is rich in history, boasting many historic and restored houses that line the streets of Radcliffe and Mill.
Attractions include: Bristol Riverside Theatre, Margaret R. Grundy Library & Museum, and The King George Inn, the oldest continuously run inn in the United States. The summer months are filled with many festivals and numerous free concerts, including Celtic Day, African-American Day, Italian Day, and Puerto Rican Day, all held at the Bristol Lions Park and Wharf along the Delaware River. Silver Lake Park and Nature Center provides an area of recreation.

[Blindsided.]

Tamaqua is a town in eastern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The name Tamaqua is a Lenape word that means "beaver". It is the only community in the world to have this name.

Oh yeah.. I live in Beaver.. and It's the only beaver in the world.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 25.8 km² (10.0 mi²). 25.5 km² (9.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.31%) is water.

Tamaqua is situated within the Pennsylvania Coal Region section of the Appalachian Mountains. In the Tamaqua area, coal mining was an extremely vital economic activity throughout the 20th century but has since experiences a decline.

Two water bodies pass through Tamaqua. The Panther Creek cuts through Tamaqua from a northwest to southeast route. The Little Schuylkill River runs through as well, from a north to south route.

Tamaqua is located 5 miles southwest of Lansford and 16 miles northeast of Pottsville. Tamaqua's elevation is 870 feet above sea level


As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,174 people, 3,179 households, and 1,901 families residing in the borough. The population density was 281.8/km² (729.9/mi²). There were 3,602 housing units at an average density of 141.5/km² (366.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.69% White, 0.18% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.


Lmao...

[Shebell.]

Bloxwich is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England, with a population of around 40,000 people.
The town grew rapidly in the eighteenth century around coal mining and various manufacturing industries. It is also known for its canals. Famous people from Bloxwich include Pat Collins.
Bloxwich town centre is small with one main high street. Along this street is a market, a bus station and an all year fireworks shop. Entertainment is provided at Bloxwich Library Theatre. Bloxwich police station has been redeveloped over the past few years, but little else in the town has changed.
Bloxwich was originally formed hundreds of a year ago as a settlement in the ancient manor of Wednesbury. While still a village during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, most of the local people were employed in the newly founded mining and forging industries.
Being part of the County Borough of Walsall, Bloxwich was heavily developed between the wars for council housing on the Blakenall Heath, Harden and Goscote estates. In the 20 years which followed the Second World War, the Beechdale and Mossley estates were also erected as council housing developments. Many privately owned houses, mostly in the Little Bloxwich and Wallington Heath areas, were also constructed.
The town centre is still mostly made up of Victorian and Edwardian buildings which maintain Bloxwich's origins of a Staffordshire village. But some of the town's council estates have gained a reputation for being home to car thieves, robbers and drug dealers. The Blakenall Heath area currently has the highest crime rate in the Walsall borough. Near by estates include New Invention and Mossley.


I miss Mossley.

[♥Ťeddy♥]

POPULATION

New York contains the country's largest Dominican(Woot ) population (concentrated in Upper Manhattan) and largest Puerto Rican population (concentrated in the Bronx). Brooklyn and the Bronx are home to many African-Americans and Queens has a large population of Latin American origin, as well as the state's largest Asian-American population.


New York Population DistributionThe 2000 Census revealed which ancestries were in which counties. Italian-Americans make up the largest ancestral group in Staten Island and Long Island, followed by Irish-Americans. Manhattan's leading ancestry group is Irish-Americans, followed by Italian-Americans. Albany and southeast-central New York are heavily Irish-American. In Buffalo and western New York, German-Americans are the largest group; in the northern tip of the state, French-Canadians.

6.5% of New York's population were reported as under 5 years of age, 24.7% under 18, and 12.9% were 65 or older. Females made up approximately 51.8% of the population.

The bulk of New York's population lives within two hours of the city. According to the July 1, 2004 Census Bureau Estimate[2], New York City and its six closest New York State satellite counties (Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester, Roc****d, Putnam and Orange) have a combined population of 12,626,200 people, or 65.67% of the state's population.

New York State has the highest number of Italian Americans than any other state in the nation by far.

HISTORY!!!

The first European settlers in the area now known as the State of New York were Dutch settlers in the colony known as New Amsterdam, beginning in 1613. These settlers were claiming this land as theirs, marginalizing the aboriginal inhabitants who had been living there since the Pleistocene epoch. The English traded the modern-day country of Suriname for New Amsterdam in 1664; they renamed it New York, after the Duke of York, the future King James II. On November 1, 1683, the government was reorganized. The colony, then called the Province of New York, was divided into twelve counties, each of which was subdivided into towns. The territory of New York extended much farther than present-day New York State, having no official western boundary other than the Pacific Ocean. Two of New York's eastern coastal counties, Cornwall and Dukes, later became parts of Massachusetts and Maine. Counties were also ceded to Vermont before Vermont entered the Union in 1791.

SOME PICTURES !!

[true eastender]

East London is a vibrant and culturally interesting area which is the fastest growing destination in London . It offers around 130 attractions from the well-known London Dungeon to the quirky Geffrye Museum and more markets than any other town in Britain, a wide range of activities from watersports to circus training, and over 100 annual events. Visit Greenwich for its World Heritage, Brick Lane & Spitalfields for their trendy bars, Canary Wharf for the great shopping or West India Quay for a ****tail, the Pool of London for its two great London icons - the Tower of London and Tower Bridge, Stratford for its family attractions including a theatre and Deptford for its resident artist community and live music venues.

To be a true Londoner - A Co ckney, you have to be born within hearing distance of the bells of St. Mary Le Bow, Cheapside, in the City of London 'Co ckney' or 'co ck's egg' was a 14th Century term applied contemptuously by rural people to native Londoners who lived rather by their wits than their muscle. Today's natives of London, especially its East End use the term with pride - 'Co ckney Pride'.


I know I'm gonna have trouble with bein a co ckney on this site aint I?


the East End and Tower Hamlets is the most diverse and historically fascinating region in London ... arguably of any city on the planet. Containing within its boundaries Tower Bridge, the Tower of London and the glittering new city rising around Canary Wharf and Doc****ds, this is an area that has given us philanthropists such as Thomas Barnardo and Hannah Billig, but also the likes of Jack the Ripper and Jack Sheppard. East London history is that of visitors too - people like Jack London and Charles ****ens. And this is a bustling set of distinct communities - connected by a lot more than the London Underground and ****ney rhyming slang, they are collectively the heart and soul of London.

Sorry, I do get a bit excited.

[true eastender]

Authentic Co ckney Grub in London
Now, you may have thought that you couldn't get pie'n'mash or jellied eels anymore. You could be forgiven for thinking it had all died out along with street parties and toasts to the Queen Mother. Strangely you'd be wrong.
The tradition of good East End grub is still alive and kicking (indeed, there are believed to be around 80 pie and mash shops still going, plus a good few jellied eels stalls - particularly around Brick Lane market). So, we'll give you the lowdown on a few of them.
For a start there's a particular type of décor associated with these establishments. Mostly they're decorated in blue, green or orange tiles. By and large you'll have to sit on wooden benches, the tables tend to be of white marble and so on - it's a throwback to the late Victorian era in case you were wondering.


Co ckney Rhyming slang

Abergavenny ............................. Penny
Ace Of Spades ........................... AIDS
Acker Bilk .............................. Milk
Adam And Eve ............................ Believe
Adam And The Ants ....................... Pants
Airs And Graces ......................... Braces
Airs And Graces ......................... Faces
Airs And Graces ......................... Races
Alan Minter ............................. Splinter
Alan Whickers ........................... Knickers
Baa Lamb ................................ Tram
Babbling Brook .......................... Cook
Babbling Brook .......................... Crook (Criminal)
Baby Giraffe ............................ Half (A Pint)
Bacardi Breezer ......................... Geezer

Oh I cant be a$$ed to do this I jus give u the link. It's right Bubble! (Bubble...Bath.... It means laugh)

[toddg]

u can buy drugs at the bus stop down town