Famous Big and Small Cities of Britain

Famous Big and Small Cities of Britain

Liverpool

Liverpool lies in Merseyside and in 2006 was announced the third most populous city in England. It is one of the industrial cities of Great Britain.

Reconstruction of old docks and building of new ones have given Liverpool seven miles of docks and many industries such as sugar refinery, tanning, and cattle-feed manufacture. Farther inland, shopping and entertainment quarters occupy streets near the main railway stations.

There is a university and two cathedrals in Liverpool. The city got its world-famous reputation for the Beetles legendary rock band which was organised there. Crowds of Beetles fans still come to Liverpool to feel the atmosphere and visit places which inspired the famous band.

Stratford-upon-Avon

Situated in Warwickshire, in the heart of England, Stratford is known all over the world as the birthplace of the greatest playwright, William Shakespeare, and as the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

The town was called Stratford-upon-Avon because it is situated on the river Avon. Stratford is small, but it has a lot of places of interest. Among them is the house where Shakespeare was born. Nowadays this is a museum which contains a big exhibition illustrating Shakespeare's life and work. New Place is the house where William Shakespeare spent his retirement and died. Ann Hathaway's Cottage attracts tourists as well, because this is the house of Shakespeare's wife. The Holy Trinity Church is the place where the Shakespeare family is buried.

Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly farm can be described as a wonderful place with ponds, streams and waterfalls and various tropical exotic flowers that grow up there. The Insect City boasts with a huge collection of spiders and other insects that are kept in glass cages.

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