| DOLGELLAU | County town of the historic county of Merionethshire, making ludo legal! (9) |
| STONEHAVEN | County town of the historic county of Kincardineshire (10) |
| ISLEOFWIGHT | Part of the historic county of Hampshire whose highest point is St Boniface Down (4,2,5) |
| SAILTAIRE | This place is an early planned industrial settlement in the historic county of Yorkshire of northern England. It was named for its founder (industrialist Titus Salt) and the nearby river (the Aire). I |
| STOCKPORT | Town in the historic county of Cheshire, formerly known for silk and hats (9) |
| BEAUMARIS | Former county town of the island of Anglesey (9) |
| THEMEARNS | Alternative name for the historic county of Kincardineshire (3,6) |
| AMALEKITE | One of the historic enemies of the Israelis (8) |
| CAITHNESS | Historic county of Scotland featuring the towns of Thurso and Wick (9) |
| SANTANDER | Spanish city, capital of the historic region of Cantabria |
| YORKSHIRE | Historic county of the white rose (9) |
| BERKSHIRE | Historic county of England that contains Reading and Slough (9) |
| FERMANAGH | Historic county of SW Northern Ireland named after an ancient Celtic tribe (9) |
| ROCHDALE | Town in the historic county of Lancashire that was the birthplace of actress Gracie Fields (8) |
| DODGECITY | County seat of Ford County, Kansas, on the Arkansas River, famous for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West (5,4) |
| MIDDLESEX | Historic county of England (9) |
| GLAMORGAN | Historic county of Wales (9) |
| ELGIN | Market town in the historic county of Moray that stands on the River Lossie (5) |
| THURSO | Northernmost town of mainland Britain, in the historic county of Caithness (6) |
| BEVERLEY | Market town that is the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire (8) |
